The leader of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah, warned on Thursday that Israel crossed all “limits” and “red lines” with the explosion of “thousands” of communications devices that, over the past two days, have killed 37 people and injured nearly 3,000 in Lebanon.
“On Tuesday, the Israeli enemy had target thousands of pagers which were noted at the same time. In this operation, the enemy crossed all limits, laws and red lines, he did not care at all,” the Shiite cleric denounced during a televised speech.
“Some explosions took place in hospitals, pharmacies, markets, shops, houses, cars, streets. where there are thousands of civilians, women and children. “He wanted to attack Hezbollah members, but he also targeted the entire environment around them,” he added.
According to Nasrallah, the first wave of detonations on Tuesday affected approximately 4,000 pagers, although he did not confirm that all of them had exploded since some were out of service or were not distributed, as he suggested. Again on Wednesday, new devices in the hands of members of the formation exploded simultaneously in various regions of the country, on this occasion. “radio devices”explained the secretary general of Hezbollah.
While still there is no official explanation Regarding how the pagers and radios were infiltrated, the movement is investigating “everything” related to these unprecedented events, including the factory, the company and the distribution channel of the communication devices involved.
“We have created several internal commissions of inquiry, technicians, technology to study all the hypotheses and theories. “We have almost reached a conclusion, but we need time to be sure of some details,” Nasrallah acknowledged.
Loud sound booms in Beirut during speech
Israeli fighters they broke the sound barrier above Beirut amid the Shiite cleric’s intervention, causing intense roars that shook doors, windows and glass, and even set off car alarms in the streets.
Shortly after the speech began, fighter jets flew low over the city, causing enveloping noises, while other fighter jets They bombed the south of the country intensively also coinciding with the approval of the Israeli army’s plans for its front against Lebanon.
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that in parallel planes from the Jewish state They launched “thermal balloons” in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital known as Dahye, a major Hezbollah stronghold, and assured that There were sonic booms in other parts of the country.
