New Wave of Explosions as Lebanon Reels under Terror Attacks – LIVE BLOG

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Thousands of Lebanese citizens were injured, and scores were killed in Israeli cyber terror attacks. (Photo: via social media)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

New explosions of wireless communication devices were reported in sevearal Lebanese regions.

Even though the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on Israeli officials not to issue any statements regarding the terror attack carried out by Israel in Lebanon, Israeli officials talked anyway.

“We made great efforts to find a non-military solution in the north and we reached a point where we said enough is enough,” the head of the Israeli Knesset (parliament), told Channel 12, Al-Jazeera reported.

The statement is considered an implicit admission of responsibility for the explosion of thousands of communication devices across Lebanon on Tuesday, resulting in the wounding of thousands and the killing of at least 12.

Sources in Lebanon say that the number of those killed is likely to increase due to the fact that at least 400 Lebanese, mostly civilians, remain in critical conditions.

In a new development, former US intelligence contractor and whistle-blower Edward Snowden has sharply criticized Israel describing its actions as “reckless” and comparable to terrorism.

Below is our earlier reporting on the story, in addition to the most recent updates.

This is a developing story. More updates will be added in the coming hours.

UPDATES:

Thursday, September 19, 03:15 am (GMT+2)

CNN (Citing informed sources): Israel told Washington before Tuesday’s attacks it would launch an operation in Lebanon, without elaborating. US officials remained uninformed of Israel’s plans until news of the explosions surfaced.

WALLA (Israeli news website): Israeli army carried out aerial and artillery bombardment of military infrastructure and rocket launchers belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

Thursday, September 19, 12:30 am (GMT+2)

LEBANESE MINISTERY OF HEALTH: Death of 20 martyrs and more than 450 wounded in a new toll of explosions that targeted radios today.

CNN (Quoting Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib): We fear that successive deadly attacks in Lebanon are a prelude to war.

MEDIA REPORTS: Iran’s representative said in a letter to the United Nations that his country continues to follow the attack on its ambassador to Lebanon and reserves the right to take measures to respond.

KAN (Citing sources familiar with the matter): Netanyahu is determined to dismiss Galant.

Wednesday, September 18, 11:00 pm (GMT+2)

JOHN KIRBY (Strategic Policy Coordinator at the U.S. National Security Council): We did not participate in the attacks in Lebanon yesterday and today.

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ISRAEL’S CHANNEL 12: Israeli cabinet authorizes Netanyahu and Galant to take defensive and offensive measures against Hezbollah.

Wednesday, September 18, 9:30 pm (GMT+2)

LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: The death toll from the Israeli cyber aggression has risen to 14 martyrs and more than 450 wounded.

WSJ: Israeli unit transferred to the north, coinciding with Lebanon bombings.

CUBA: We affirm our solidarity with the victims and the Lebanese people and our absolute rejection of this aggression. The silence of Israel’s allies regarding what it is committing in Lebanon is another example of complicity and cowardice.

IRANIAN RED CRESCENT: 95 Lebanese wounded were transferred to Iran for treatment.

ANSARALLAH: We are all confident in the strength and ability of Lebanon and Hezbollah to confront the Israeli escalation.

OCASIO CORTEZ: Congress needs a full explanation of the attack, including an answer from the State Department on whether there was any assistance from Washington.

AL-MAYADEEN: Erdogan expresses his solidarity with the Lebanese people and confirms that he has given instructions to provide the necessary assistance to the Lebanese.

Wednesday, September 18, 8:15 pm (GMT+2)

AXIOS: The decision to conduct the second attack was also driven by the assessment that Hezbollah’s investigation into the pager explosions would likely expose the security breach in the walkie-talkies.

AL-MAYADEEN: At Lebanon’s request, Algeria calls for an emergency session of the UN Security Council to study the dangerous developments in Lebanon, especially the recent attacks.

NETANYAHU: We will return the residents of the north to their towns safely.

WASHINGTON POST (citing sources): Government oversight bodies are preparing to publish the results of investigations examining the Biden administration’s supply of weapons to Israel.

New Explosions Rock Southern Beirut, Multiple Lebanese Regions amid Major Terror Attack – BREAKING

ISRAELI CHIEF OF STAFF: Hezbollah will pay a higher price at every stage.

GALLANT: We move forces and resources towards the northern front.

HAMAS: We strongly condemn the continued Zionist aggression against the Lebanese people and targeting civilians by blowing up wireless devices.

AL-JAZEERA: Lebanese security forces detonated a wireless device found in a Beirut location.

AP: Israel moved forces to the border with Lebanon today as a precautionary measure.

Wednesday, September 18, 7:30 pm (GMT+2)

HAARETZ: Netanyahu and his aides briefed Gideon Sa’ar on security developments in the north and Gaza despite his lack of the necessary security clearance.

GALLANT: The center of gravity has shifted to the north and we are at the beginning of a new phase in the war.

LEBANESE CIVIL DEFENSE: Extinguishing fires in 60 houses and shops due to today’s explosions in Nabatieh.

LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the death of “9 martyrs and more than 300 injured in the toll of the new explosions that targeted wireless devices.”

Wednesday, September 18, 7:00 pm (GMT+2)

LEBANESE PM: I assure the Lebanese that the influx of wounded to hospitals has now stopped. I requested that the UN Security Council be called to convene urgently to discuss the bombing of communications devices in Lebanon. The Israeli enemy is violating all international laws. We will do everything we can to prevent war in Lebanon and secure peace.

QNN: Lebanese citizens attacked UNIFIL forces in Tyre, claiming that they contributed to monitoring resistance targets.

LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced “the death of one person and the injury of more than 100 in the initial toll of the new explosions that targeted wireless devices.”

LEBANESE NEWS AGENCY: Explosions occurred in solar energy systems in a number of homes, coinciding with the explosion of wireless devices.

AL-JAZEERA: The explosions that took place in areas of Lebanon were widespread, but the explosion of the devices was not large.

Wednesday, September 18, 5:45 pm (GMT+2)

LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: The death of one person and the injury of more than 100 in the initial toll of the new explosions that targeted wireless devices.

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LEBANESE NEWS AGENCY: Explosions occurred in solar energy systems in a number of homes, coinciding with the explosion of wireless devices.

AL-JAZEERA: The explosions that took place in areas of Lebanon were widespread, but the explosion of the devices was not large.

Wednesday, September 18, 5:45 pm (GMT+2)

AXIOS (citing sources): Today’s attack is the second phase of an Israeli intelligence operation against Hezbollah’s communications network.

HAARETZ: The Taiwanese company that manufactured the communication devices that exploded yesterday in Lebanon has closed its offices and is not answering calls.

AXIOS (citing sources): Israel has blown up thousands of wireless communication devices used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon.

Wednesday, September 18, 5:30 pm (GMT+2)

HASHEM SAFIEDDINE (Head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council):

This aggression will inevitably have its own punishment and retribution, and this punishment will inevitably come.

Netanyahu knows that this method is only to pass his deception and lies and that this does not lead him at all to his goals.

We tell the enemy, if your goal is to stop the support battle, then know that this battle will increase in strength, determination and progress.

AL-JAZEERA:

Wireless communication devices exploded in a number of Lebanese regions, and some of these explosions led to fires in apartments and cars.

Explosions were heard in a number of Lebanese regions, including the southern suburb, which is the headquarters of Hezbollah.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Footage obtained by Al Jazeera shows Qassam Brigades elements taking control of a military vehicle after it was targeted east of Rafah.

CHANNEL 12: Israel hacked into surveillance cameras in Beirut and distributed video of the explosion in the vegetable store.

AL-JAZEERA: Air raid sirens are sounding in Kiryat Shmona and several towns in its vicinity in the eastern sector of the border with Lebanon.

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER: Explosions that occurred yesterday simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria are unacceptable.

Wednesday, September 18, 5:00 pm (GMT+2)

ABC (citing intelligence source): Israel has been working for some time to perfect such attacks by intercepting supply chains.

CHANNEL 14: Hezbollah has fired more than 8,000 rockets since October.

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HEZBOLLAH: We bombarded “enemy artillery positions in Neve Ziv with rockets in response to enemy attacks on southern villages.”

IRANIAN AMBASSADOR: I am proud that my blood was mixed with the blood of the wounded of the honorable Lebanese people.

IRGC SPOKESMAN: No Iranian advisers were killed in the Israeli cyber attack on Lebanon.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Fires broke out in the north after rockets fired from Lebanon

Wednesday, September 18, 4:00 pm (GMT+2)

LEBANESE FM: Israel’s unprecedented attack represents a blatant assault on Lebanon’s sovereignty and a violation of international conventions.

IRANIAN PRESIDENT: The Zionist entity’s use of entertainment facilities in Lebanon as a tool for terrorism is an act that reflects its brutal and criminal nature. The Lebanon incident proves that the West supports the Zionist operations despite its apparent efforts to stop the war in Gaza.

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YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: The goal of the Lebanon operation was deterrence, not killing.

COMMANDER OF ISRAEL’S NORTHERN COMMAND: We are determined to change the security situation.

AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in large areas of the Western Galilee in northern Israel, warning of falling missiles.

BLINKEN: It is important to know exactly what happened in Lebanon yesterday and we continue to work to find out.

Wednesday, September 18, 2:00 pm (GMT+2)

LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: Yesterday, between 2,750 and 2,800 wounded people arrived at hospitals within half an hour. The death toll has risen to 12, including two children. The number of serious injuries reached about 300. 460 surgeries have been performed so far, mostly on the eyes and face. Several countries have contacted us about sending aid.

Wednesday, September 18, 1:00 pm (GMT+2)

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli military said it intercepted a drone en route from Iraq to Israel last night.

Wednesday, September 18, 12:00 pm (GMT+2)

CHANNEL 14: The “Commando 98” division moved from the south to operate under the northern command until further notice.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: There are 14,000 booby-trapped buildings to target soldiers in Rafah. The killing of the soldiers came just one week after the army announced the elimination of the Rafah Brigade.

AL-JAZEERA: Air raid sirens are sounding in a number of towns in Upper Galilee, northern Israel.

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH (citing military official): Military leaders yesterday warned against taking rash steps on the northern front.

Wednesday, September 18, 11:00 am (GMT+2)

JERUSALEM POST: The bombing of Hezbollah pagers was a joint intelligence operation between Mossad and military intelligence.

Wednesday, September 18, 09:00 am (GMT+2)

WALLA: Minutes before the devices were detonated in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant made a phone call to his American counterpart, Lloyd Austin.

Wednesday, September 18, 08:00 am (GMT+2)

AP (citing US official): Israel informed the United States of the operation to blow up the communication devices in Lebanon after it was completed.

CHANNEL 12: Air defenses intercepted a Hezbollah drone in the maritime area near the city of Nahariya.

HEZBOLLAH: Hezbollah said it would continue operations to support Gaza, explaining that this path is separate from the difficult reckoning that the enemy must face for its massacre in Lebanon.

Wednesday, September 18, 07:00 am (GMT+2)

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army said it intercepted a drone belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah over the Tiberias area.

Wednesday, September 18, 06:00 am (GMT+2)

AL-MONITOR (citing intelligence sources): Suspicions of two Hezbollah members prompted Israel to carry out the bombing plan before it was too late.

REUTERS (citing Su Ching-kuang, founder of Taiwanese company Gold Apollo): The devices that were exposed to explosions in Lebanon were manufactured by a company in Europe.

ISRAELI FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE: A fire broke out at dawn today near the city of Safed after a rocket fell.

Wednesday, September 18, 05:00 am (GMT+2)

AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded at dawn today in several Israeli towns near Tiberias, due to suspicions of infiltration of drones and the launching of missiles from Lebanon.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli websites, infrastructure, departments and companies were reportedly subjected to cyber attacks early today.

Wednesday, September 18, 04:00 am (GMT+2)

LEBANESE MEDIA: Lebanese sources reported that Israeli warplanes launched raids early today on the towns of Adaisseh, Maroun al-Ras and Sheheen in southern Lebanon.

Wednesday, September 18, 02:45 am (GMT+2)

CNN (Citing Pentagon officials): Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin phoned twice his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant.

LEBANESE MEDIA (Cited in Al-Jazeera): Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of Khiam.

NEW YORK TIMES (Citing officials):

Israel concealed explosives inside a batch of Taiwanese pager devices imported into Lebanon.

A small-sized explosive was planted next to the battery of each device.

Israel targeted communication devices that were working and receiving messages.

Communication devices requested by Hezbollah before they arrived in Lebanon were tampered with.

Hezbollah has ordered more than 3,000 communication devices from Taiwan’s Gold Apollo.

Communication devices were distributed to Hezbollah members throughout Lebanon.

Communication devices were distributed to some of Hezbollah’s allies in Iran and Syria.

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ISRAEL’S CHANNEL 12 (Citing speaker of the Knesset): “We have made great efforts to search for a non-military solution in the north, and we have reached a point where we say enough is enough.” The statement constitutes an implicit admission of responsibility for the bombings of pager communications devices in Lebanon.

Wednesday, September 18, 12:00 am (GMT+2)

LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: the number of victims of the explosions in the country has risen to 11 dead, and 4,000 injured, 400 of whom are in critical condition.

CHANNEL 12: (citing head of Knesset) “We made great efforts to find a non-military solution in the north and we reached a point where we said enough is enough”.

BLOOMBERG: the German airline Lufthansa has suspended its flights to Tel Aviv and Tehran and is avoiding flying over Iranian and Israeli airspace.

CHANNEL 12: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi are now holding consultations with leaders of the military and security establishment, in light of the tensions following the attack in Lebanon.

IRANIAN FM: The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned what it described as the Zionist entity’s terrorist act of bombing communications systems in Lebanon, which left hundreds dead and injured.

CHANNEL 12 (citing former Israeli intelligence chief): It’s hard to imagine Hezbollah won’t respond

Tuesday, September 17, 9:30 pm (GMT+2)

AXIOS: Israel carried out the operation to move its fight against Hezbollah to a new phase.

KAN: Air France has suspended flights to Ben Gurion Airport for 48 hours.

Tuesday, September 17, 9:00 pm (GMT+2)

HAMAS: Hamas condemned the Israeli attack on Lebanon by blowing up communication devices carried by Hezbollah members, saying that “the aggression did not differentiate between civilians and resistance fighters.” The attack was “a crime that defies all laws and norms,” ​​and held the occupation government fully responsible for the repercussions of this crime.”

JORDAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II has ordered the provision of any medical assistance needed by the Lebanese medical sector following the attack that left hundreds injured.

CHANNEL 14: The security and military weight transfer from the Gaza Strip to the northern front will begin tonight.

Tuesday, September 17, 8:00 pm (GMT+2)

HAMAS: Hamas condemned the Israeli attack on Lebanon by blowing up communication devices carried by Hezbollah members, saying that “the aggression did not differentiate between civilians and resistance fighters.” The attack was “a crime that defies all laws and norms,” ​​and held the occupation government fully responsible for the repercussions of this crime.”

JORDAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II has ordered the provision of any medical assistance needed by the Lebanese medical sector following the attack that left hundreds injured.

CHANNEL 14: The transfer of security and military weight from the Gaza Strip to the northern front will begin tonight.

WASHINGTON POST (citing a research center): What happened in Lebanon was the result of the largest operation to replace imported communication devices with a shipment containing explosives.

LEBANESE FM: Iran expressed its readiness to send a plane to evacuate the wounded, in addition to the possibility of providing a field hospital.

HEZBOLLAH MP: Israel will certainly pay the price for its crime.

CHANNEL 13: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant spent most of the day in the fortified bunker inside the Defense Ministry headquarters, amid tensions in Lebanon.

WALLA (citing eyewitnesses): Israeli fighter jets were heard near the northern border after the events in Lebanon.

Tuesday, September 17, 8:00 pm (GMT+2)

ISLAMIC JIHAD: The treacherous operation carried out by the Zionist entity is a war crime and caused severe damage to a large number of civilians.

ISRAEL HAYOM:

All Israeli citizens may soon be in shelters.

The war could end in an Israeli loss if it breaks out in the winter, which is why the Israeli army is moving to start it now.

KAN: The army’s home front is expanding the deployment of its crews in the Haifa area in northern Israel, adding that local authorities in the Haifa area have called for preparedness for possible escalation.

CHANNEL 14 (citing former Israeli army commander): The main effort of the army finally moved from the Gaza Strip to the north.

KAN: Senior officers were invited to participate in security consultations at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, amidst preparations for a possible response by Hezbollah to the bombing of pager communication devices, which killed and injured hundreds.

LEBANESE PM: I am unable to express the extent of what happened.

UN: The developments in Lebanon are extremely worrying and take place in a highly volatile context, said Stephane Dujarric.

KAN: Israel raises alert level in all ports.

LEBANESE GOVERNMENT: The Israeli aggression constitutes a serious violation of Lebanese sovereignty.

SYRIAN MEDIA: 11 members of the Lebanese Hezbollah party were critically injured in the Damascus countryside, as a result of the explosion of wireless communication devices.

Tuesday, September 17, 7:45 pm (GMT+2)

LEBANESE FOREIGN MINISTRY: We have begun preparing a complaint to the Security Council in this regard as soon as the data on the attack is completed.

ANSARALLAH SPOKESMAN: Israeli attack on Lebanon is a flagrant crime and a violation of Lebanese sovereignty.

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Tuesday, September 17, 7:15 pm (GMT+2)

HEZBOLLAH: We hold Israel fully responsible. Israel will be punished.

Tuesday, September 17, 7:00 pm (GMT+2)

ISRAELI MEDIA: US Defense Secretary to arrive in Israel and the region early next week in a pre-planned visit.

LEBANESE INFORMATION MINISTER: The Lebanese government condemns this Israeli attack.

Tuesday, September 17, 6:30 pm (GMT+2)

LEBANESE CIVIL DEFENSE: The Lebanese Civil Defense said that it is working to transfer the wounded in the south of the country to other hospitals outside the governorate, as its hospitals cannot accommodate the wounded.

LEBANESE MEDIA: 8 people, including a child, and about 2,750 people were wounded so far in Lebanon.

SYRIAN MEDIA: Four people were injured, one of them seriously, as a result of the explosion on the Al-Mowasat Tunnel Road in the capital, Damascus.

IRNA (quoting the Iranian ambassador’s wife): The ambassador suffered minor injuries but is fine and is now in the hospital under observation to receive treatment.

LEBANESE MEDIA: The Iranian ambassador to Lebanon was injured in the explosions and carried to the hospital.

Original Palestine Chronicle report published on Tuesday, September 17, at 6:00 pm (GMT+2)

Preliminary reports indicate that hundreds of Lebanese citizens were injured on Tuesday when their portable pager communication devices unexpectedly detonated. 

The explosions, which occurred across several areas including South Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and Beirut’s southern suburb, are believed to be the result of a sophisticated cyber-attack. 

In response, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health issued an urgent alert, instructing hospitals to prepare for emergencies and treat the injured.

According to Al-Manar, hospitals across Lebanon are being mobilized after the wireless communication devices were compromised. 

For its part, the Agence France Presse (AFP) quoted Lebanon’s Minister of Health, who confirmed that “hundreds of people” were injured in various parts of the country due to the detonations. 

AFP also reported a Lebanese source close as saying that hospitals are urgently requesting blood donations due to the large number of casualties.

The explosions, particularly in the Bekaa region, were reportedly caused by advanced technology used in the cyber attack. A security source stated that the devices were hacked and detonated remotely.

The Lebanese news network Al-Mayadeen cited sources as saying that an Israeli cyber breach triggered the devices to explode, causing injuries across multiple villages. 

According to Al-Jazeera, Israel’s Channel 12 reported that a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at Israel’s involvement in the cyber attack but quickly deleted his tweet minutes after posting it. 

Meanwhile, a former senior official from Israel’s internal security service, Shabak, described the incident as an unprecedented intelligence and security breach, impacting hundreds of Hezbollah members.

Lebanese government sources indicated that Prime Minister Najib Mikati instructed the Minister of Health to leave a government session to focus on coordinating the response to the crisis. 

Thwarted Attack

These events coincide with reports from Israeli media that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and top security officials have been holding urgent consultations regarding Lebanon. 

The Israeli military also announced that it had foiled a Hezbollah attempt to assassinate a senior Israeli security figure using an explosive device. 

According to reports, the device, equipped with a camera and remote control, was detected and the intended target was warned before the explosion.

The Israeli newspaper Maariv confirmed that the Shin Bet security service had thwarted the assassination attempt, which involved detonating a bomb targeting a former Israeli security official. 

The incident comes amid heightened tensions, as Hezbollah has vowed to avenge the death of its military commander, Fouad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli raid in Beirut’s southern suburbs in July.

Hezbollah, for its part, announced it had targeted 13 Israeli sites, including an attack on Israeli soldiers at the Metulla post with a suicide drone and missiles. 

Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes have been conducting intense flights over northern Israel, following the Security Cabinet’s decision to expand the war’s objectives, which include ensuring the safe return of northern Israel’s residents to their homes.

Crossborder Fire

Since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, on October 7, the Lebanese movement Hezbollah has engaged directly, but relatively in a limited way in the war against the Israeli occupation.

According to Hezbollah sources, the movement has carried out 1,194 military operations in the first 250 days of war, killing and wounding over 2,000 Israeli soldiers.

Israel has occupied parts of Lebanon for decades and has only left the country in 2000, following stiff Lebanese resistance under Hezbollah’s leadership. 

It attempted to re-occupy Lebanon in 2006 but failed in what Lebanon considers a major victory against Israel. 

Israel, however, continues to occupy parts of Lebanon, namely the Sheeba Farms region.

Hezbollah has vowed to recover every inch of Lebanon that has been occupied by Israel contrary to international law.

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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5 Comments

  1. Same way that Ismail Haniyeh was killed.
    but, who really did this? right around US Selection time…a way to keep the tension going. i don’t believe ” Israelis ” are solely responsible.

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  2. Well “if” exporters of any communication devices are comprised by fallible security, then the whole world can be expected to be held to ransom. The probable solution, if so, would be for ME countries in particular to import directly from China with the most secure transit means available. Taiwan’s an hegemon puppet at present due to Yankee pressure, but coming from US Zio media, one has to think about the reasoning behind this revelation. This really has serious implications, if true, for world wide trade in a range of communication devices. Who else has been set up then ? Lookout Ed Snowdon. Don’t say anything too critical of the mass murdering master race or the FSB may come knocking.

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  3. “The Israeli military also announced that it had foiled a Hezbollah attempt to assassinate a senior Israeli security figure using an explosive device.” — either a “Israeli security figure” WAS using one of those Taiwanese pagers (which would be funny), or, the Zionists are trying to generate a smoke screen and/or deflect their own terrorist crime on a fictitious Lebanese plot.

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  4. TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Gold Apollo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Apollo) did not make the pagers that were used in the detonations in Lebanon on Tuesday, the company’s founder Hsu Ching-Kuang told reporters on Wednesday. Images of destroyed pagers analysed by Reuters showed a format and stickers on the back that were consistent with pagers made by Gold Apollo. Hsu said the pagers used in the explosion were made by a company in Europe that had the right to use the Taiwanese firm’s brand.” — I can’t find out the name of the “European” company (Elbit is everywhere in Europe).

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