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Second wave of blasts across Lebanon rocks Hezbollah: All you need to know

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 An exploded device is seen along with burning buildings in southern Lebanon, following reports of further blasts targeting Hezbollah, September 18, 2024 (photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
An exploded device is seen along with burning buildings in southern Lebanon, following reports of further blasts targeting Hezbollah, September 18, 2024
(photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)

'We are afraid': Lebanese FM reacts to wave of explosions across country

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib fears war with Israel due to recent Hezbollah explosions and urges the UN and US for intervention, while the UNGA votes against Israel.

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 Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut, Lebanon November 2, 2021.  (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut, Lebanon November 2, 2021.
(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib expressed his fear of a potential war with Israel in a CNN interview on Thursday after Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in Lebanon on Wednesday.

Speaking with CNN's Christine Amanpour, Habib emphasized, “There is no doubt it is a scary moment, and we are afraid of a coming war because we don't want a war.” He further explained that while “there were skirmishes on the border,” which “sometimes escalated, now we are talking about the beginning of a war."

"That's why we're going to the UN Security Council to stop this. We are against war in Lebanon. The government of Lebanon does not want war and does not even want the skirmishes in the south of Lebanon," Habib continued.

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Pager manufacturer is an Israeli shell company - New York Times

The report explained that while the company did produce regular pagers for other clients, those manufactured for Hezbollah were “produced separately, they contained batteries laced with explosive.”

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(Illustrative) A pager device and a crowd in Lebanon near a site where Hezbollah members' pager devices were hacked. (photo credit: REUTERS, SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT, SHUTTERSTOCK)
(Illustrative) A pager device and a crowd in Lebanon near a site where Hezbollah members' pager devices were hacked.
(photo credit: REUTERS, SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT, SHUTTERSTOCK)

Hungary-based pagers manufacturing company BAC Consulting, which manufactured the pagers that exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday, was an Israeli shell company, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing three intelligence officers.

The three officers further said that an additional two shell companies were created, which, the NYT noted, assisted in hiding the identities of those involved in manufacturing the pagers.

The report explained that while the company did produce regular pagers for other clients, those manufactured for Hezbollah were “produced separately, they contained batteries laced with explosive.”

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Taiwan security bodies 'paying great attention' to Hezbollah pager explosions

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Taiwan's national security team is "paying great attention" to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon after a Taiwanese firm was linked to the pagers' production, the island's defense minister said on Thursday.

Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack, and that they were made by a Budapest-based company which has a license to use its brand.

Speaking to reporters in Taipei, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said the government was closely watching developments.

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Hezbollah cyberattack unprecedented in accuracy and impact, says West Point expert

John Spencer analyzed a recent cyberattack on Hezbollah that involved pager explosions, injuring thousands and significantly disrupting the group's operations and morale.

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A personnel of American University of Beirut Medical Center  stands next to an empty stretcher, as people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded and killed when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, according to a security source, in Beirut, Lebanon September 17 (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)
A personnel of American University of Beirut Medical Center stands next to an empty stretcher, as people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded and killed when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, according to a security source, in Beirut, Lebanon September 17
(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)

Chair of urban warfare studies at West Point, John Spencer, expressed his amazement regarding the strategy behind the recent cyberattack on Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon after analyzing the incident in a thread of Wednesday X/Twitter posts. 

The attack on Tuesday involved the explosion of pagers used for communication among the terror group, injuring an estimated 4,000 people and killing 11.

The following day, another wave of explosions across Lebanon injured an additional 500 and resulted in 20 deaths, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry late Wednesday night report. 

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Japan's Icom: Not able to confirm if radio product is related to Lebanon explosion

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Japan's Icom stated that it was not possible to confirm whether the radio product reportedly related to the Lebanon explosions was shipped by their company.

Additionally, Icom noted that batteries that were required to operate the device, for which sales were discontinued about ten years ago, have also already been discontinued.

"Our products exported overseas have undergone strict regulatory processes set by the Japanese government," the company added. 

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Gallant told Austin of Lebanon operation days before explosions - CNN

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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told his US counterpart Secretary of State Lloyd Austin of Israel's intentions to operate in Lebanon days prior to explosions throughout the country, according to a CNN report, citing three sources familiar with the subject. 

On a Monday phone call, Gallant told Austin the possibility for an agreement in the North was passing.

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Gallant compliments Mossad as devices explode across Lebanon

Gallant did not take explicit credit, and Israel has been careful not to take public credit for the exploding beepers on Tuesday or the exploding devices on Wednesday.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visits an Israel Air Force base. September 18, 2024.  (photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visits an Israel Air Force base. September 18, 2024.
(photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, in a speech about the situation in the North, explicitly complimented the Mossad, along with the entire defense establishment, for "great achievements" just as the region continued to convulse with news of devices exploding across Lebanon.

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What are the ICOM IC-V82 radios exploding in Lebanon?

At the time of writing, hundreds of people were already reportedly wounded due to these latest explosions.

By AARON REICH
 Smoke rises from a mobile shop as civil defence members gather in Sidon, Lebanon September 18, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/HASSAN HANKIR)
Smoke rises from a mobile shop as civil defence members gather in Sidon, Lebanon September 18, 2024
(photo credit: REUTERS/HASSAN HANKIR)

Radios manufactured by Japanese firm ICOM reportedly were among the devices exploding in Lebanon on Wednesday, according to reports first shared with The Jerusalem Post by Bernie News and then confirmed by New York Times journalist Christiaan Triebert over social media. 

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Device explodes in Lebanon during funeral for four killed Hezbollah terrorists

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Smoke rises during a funeral in Sidon, Lebanon September 18, 2024 (VIA SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)

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Additional Hezbollah beepers explode in southern Lebanon - report

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Additional Hezbollah beepers exploded in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, according to a Kan report. 

This comes after thousands of Hezbollah members were wounded on Tuesday after the pagers they used to communicate detonated on Tuesday. 

This is a developing story. 

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