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On Thursday, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, admitted that his group experienced a significant setback due to the attacks aimed at their electronic devices. However, he promised to continue launching daily attacks on Israel. This was his first speech since the recent attacks in Lebanon.
Recent reports have propagated the wide beliefs that Israel orchestrated the explosive attacks targeting Hezbollah but the blasts have also killed civilians, including two children. Explosions on Tuesday targeting pagers killed 12 people and exploding walkie-talkies and other electronics on Wednesday killed 25 people, taking the total death toll to 37, according to Lebanese health ministry figures. More than 2,930 people were wounded over two days of attacks.
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Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire Thursday, with Israeli jets bombing southern Lebanon while Hezbollah fired a missile and drone barrage into northern Israel.
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in combat Thursday near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, said the Israeli military.
Japanese firm Icom said that it stopped producing the model of two-way radios reportedly used in Wednesday’s blasts in Lebanon around 10 years ago. The company said it last exported the devices overseas, including to the Middle East, in 2014.
At least 41,252 Palestinians have been killed and 95,497 wounded in Israel’s war in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave. The Hamas-led October 7 attacks on Israel resulted in the deaths of more than 1,190 people, mostly civilians, according to official Israeli figures. Some 250 people were taken hostage, with about 120 remaining in Gaza. Many have been declared dead by Israeli authorities.
Around 3:30pm local time on Wednesday, there was a simultaneous explosion of hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members, resulting in the deaths of at least 12 people, including two children, and causing injuries to as many as 2,800 people in Lebanon and Syria, as reported by Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad.
Around 3:30pm local time on Tuesday, there was a simultaneous explosion of hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members, resulting in the deaths of at least 12 people, including two children, and causing injuries to as many as 2,800 people in Lebanon and Syria, as reported by Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad.
