From Lebanon health minister says death toll in Hezbollah walkie-talkie blasts at 25
This video grab, shows a walkie-talkie that was detonated inside a house in an attack on Hezbollah members widely blamed on Israel, in Baalbek, east Lebanon, September 18, 2024. (AP Photo)
The death toll from yesterday’s blasts in Lebanon rose to 25, the country’s health minister Firass Abiad says during a press conference, echoing the number given by the Hezbollah terror group of the number of members killed in the attack.
Handheld radios used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon yesterday. The previous day, at least 12 were killed and 2,800 wounded when their pagers spontaneously exploded in a coordinated assault widely blamed on Israel.
Since October 8, Hezbollah-led forces have attacked Israeli communities and military posts along the border on a near-daily basis, with the group saying it is doing so to support Palestinians in Gaza amid Israel’s war against Hamas.
