NEW YORK , Sep 17 (AP): In what appears to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday, killing at least nine people - including a young girl - and wounding thousands more...
The pagers began exploding around 3:30 p.m. local time, according to Hezbollah officials. An intelligence source familiar with the situation told ABC News that Israel has long been working to perfect this type of "supply chain interdiction attack." MORE: Israel behind pager explosions, sources ...
What we know about the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria Javed Ali, former senior director for counterterrorism on the White House National Security Council, says this plan is “opening up Pandora’s box” for terrorist groups.
Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of millitant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon.
An image from security camera video verified by CBS News Confirmed shows a man (second from lower left) reacting after an explosion inside a bag he was carrying, as thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah members exploded near simultaneously, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 17, 2024.Soc...
Thousands of people were injured and at least nine killed in Lebanon and Syria on Sept. 17 when pagers held by members of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, a powerful ally of Hamas, exploded almost simultaneously in their hands, bags and pockets. Hezbollah and Lebanese officials quickly blamed ...
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What’s unfolded is some of the fiercest fighting between the two longtime foes since the 2006 Lebanon war, which killed 1,100 in the country. Nearly 50 Israeli civilians and 121 Israeli soldiers were also killed. Last month, pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members exploded ...
Related live-storyHezbollah vows retaliation against Israel for deadly pager explosions across Lebanon The pagers that exploded were new and had been purchased by Hezbollah in recent months, a Lebanese security source told CNN. A Taiwanese manufacturer said on Wednesday the pagers, w...
Israel has launched a ground operation across its northern border into Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, opening a new and dangerous phase in almost a year of war. The incursion, which Israel’s National Security Cabinet has called the “next phase” of its war with ...