2024 Lebanon pager explosions
explosive device attacks in Lebanon and Syria
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On 17 and 18 September 2024, thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies intended for use by Hezbollah exploded at the same time across Lebanon and Syria in an Israeli attack.
| 2024 Lebanon pager explosions | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict and the spillover of the Israel–Hamas war | |
_01.jpg) A device that exploded during the attack | |
| Location | Lebanon and Syria |
| Date | 17–18 September 2024 |
| Target | Hezbollah members[1] |
| Weapons | Pagers and walkie-talkies |
| Deaths | 42[a] |
Injured | 3,500+ |
| Perpetrator |  Israel, joint operation between the Israeli military and intelligence services (Mossad) |
On 22 September 2024, Israeli President Isaac Herzog denied any Israeli involvement in the explosions. As of 22 September 2024, 42 people had died,[6][7] including at least 12 civilians.[8]
The incident was called Hezbollah's biggest security breach since the start of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict in October 2023.[9]
Attack
changeThe first wave of explosions happened on 17 September, around 15:30 EEST, killing at least 12 people, including two Hezbollah members and two children,[10][11] and hurting more than 2,750 including Iran's ambassador to Lebanon.[12] The second wave happened on 18 September, killing at least 30 people and injuring over 750.[13] Devices used in the first wave were pagers, while in the second they were walkie-talkies.[14]
The explosions happened in several areas of Lebanon where Hezbollah members would meet,[15][16] as well as in several locations in Syria.[17][18]
Notes
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Exploding pagers injure thousands in Lebanon in attack targeting Hezbollah". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ↑ "Second wave of blasts hits Lebanon as Israel declares 'new phase' of war". Al Jazeera. 18 September 2024. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
Hezbollah says it will continue its "operations to support Gaza, its people, and its resistance" after simultaneous explosions of pagers used by its members killed 12 people and wounded thousands across Lebanon. Several wounded in neighbouring Syria.
- ↑ "At least 38 killed in Israeli strike on suburb in Lebanon's Beirut". Al Jazeera English. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
The death toll from an Israeli air attack in Beirut's southern suburbs has risen to 38 people, including three children and seven women, Lebanese authorities say.
- ↑ Marsi, Federica (19 September 2024). "Death toll in Lebanon blasts rises to 37". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
The following day, 25 people were killed and 708 injured, including 61 who remain in the intensive care unit.
- ↑ "More deadly explosions hit Lebanon, a day after Hezbollah pager blasts". Al Jazeera. 18 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ↑ Christou, William (20 September 2024). "'We are isolated, tired, scared': pager attack leaves Lebanon in shock". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ↑ Hijazi, S. (20 September 2024). "Nasrallah: We suffered a 'hard blow'... but Israel failed". L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ↑ David Brennan; Nadine El-Bawab (18 September 2024). "20 more dead, 450 injured as new round of explosions rocks Lebanon: Health officials". ABC News. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ↑ "Dozens of Hezbollah members reportedly hurt by exploding pagers". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ↑ Kelly, Kieran; Confino, Jotam; Makoii, Akhtar (17 September 2024). "Israel-Hamas war latest: IDF on alert for Hezbollah retaliation over pager attacks". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ↑ "Hezbollah pagers: How did they explode and who is responsible?". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ↑ "Iranian ambassador Mojtaba Amani wounded in Hezbollah explosion". The Jerusalem Post. 17 September 2024. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ Chao-Fong, Léonie; Sedghi, Amy; Belam, Martin; Yerushalmy, Jonathan (18 September 2024). "Nine killed and more than 300 injured, says Lebanon health ministry, after walkie-talkies explode – Middle East live". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ↑ "What are the ICOM IC-V82 radios exploding in Lebanon?". The Jerusalem Post. 18 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ↑ "Dozens of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon when pagers exploded, sources and witnesses say". Reuters. 17 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ↑ Kent, Lauren (17 September 2024). "Israel behind deadly pager explosions that targeted Hezbollah and injured thousands in Lebanon". CNN. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ↑ "Pager explosions killed 19 IRGC members in Syria – report". The Jerusalem Post. 18 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers and blames Israel. At least 9 dead, thousands injured". ABC News. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.