Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Hamas: Lebanon pager blasts are ‘Zionist terrorist aggression’ that will lead Israel to defeat
Palestinian terror group Hamas condemns a deadly wave of pager blasts that hit its Lebanese ally Hezbollah today, calling it a “Zionist terrorist aggression.”
“We… strongly condemn the Zionist terrorist aggression that targeted Lebanese citizens by detonating communication devices in various areas of Lebanese territory,” Hamas says in a statement, claiming this was an escalation that will only lead Israel to “failure and defeat.”
The Palestinian terror group claims that the attack did not distinguish “between resistance fighters and civilians.” Hamas fighters systematically slaughtered civilians in their homes on October 7, and have fired tens of thousands of rockets at Israeli cities over the years.
