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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Lebanese schools, universities to be closed tomorrow following pager attack
Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
Lebanon’s Education Minister Abbas Halabi announces the closure of all public and private schools and universities throughout the country tomorrow, Lebanese news outlets report.
Halabi says that the decision was made in “protest” of the large-scale pager attack earlier today, in which at least nine people were killed and thousands were injured. The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah appears to have been the target of the coordinated explosions.
Halabi chastises Israel for its “unprecedented massacre against the Lebanese people.” Jerusalem has not claimed responsibility for the operation.
