Second wave of explosions of telecommunication devices in Lebanon; 20 people were killed, 450 were injured

Second wave of explosions of telecommunication devices in Lebanon; 20 people were killed, 450 were injured

The Ministry of Health of Lebanon says that the number of people killed in the blasts of walkie-talkies in this country on Wednesday has increased to 20

These explosions injured at least 450 people.

This was the second day in a row that there were explosions in Lebanon, mostly on the communication devices of the members of the Hezbollah movement.

Tuesday's blasts took place in Pejran and killed 12 people including two children and injured thousands of others.

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Among the wounded was the Iranian ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani.

The latest Iranian media say that the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Erwani, wrote in a letter to the Secretary General of the organization and the Security Council that his country is investigating the attack on its ambassador in Lebanon and that "according to international law He reserves his right to respond to this heinous crime and violation."

He also said once again that his country considers Israel to be involved in these "terrorist" attacks.

The letter states that "Western countries, especially the United States, as a strategic ally of Israel, who unconditionally and unconditionally support the regime," bear international responsibility for all of Israel's actions.

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement has also blamed Israel for these deadly explosions.

But Israel itself has not yet officially commented on these explosions in Lebanon, nor has it accepted or denied responsibility for them.

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Galant has only said that his country has entered a "new phase of war" and has concentrated its forces and resources on Israel's northern borders with Lebanon.

From Mr. Gallant's comments, it seems that this country has now paid more attention to countering the threats of Lebanon's Hezbollah.

A source told the BBC that some units of the Israeli forces have been transferred from Gaza to the border areas with Lebanon in the north of Israel. About 60,000 Israeli forces are already in place.

Joe Biden's government in the United States says that they do not want the tension in the Middle East to increase.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said during a press conference on Wednesday in response to a question regarding recent events in Lebanon, "I can tell you this much that we are not involved... in any way." "

He added that the United States does not want the tension to escalate and that additional military operations are not the way to resolve the crisis.

Lebanon's Hezbollah said in a statement, the leader of this group, Hassan Nasrallah, will give a speech on Thursday, September 19, about the pager explosion.

Hezbollah also promised in this statement that it will "continue its military operations against Israel and support Gaza."

International responses

In relation to the explosion of pagers, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry called Lebanon a "peace-loving" country and said that Tuesday's explosion was "a serious challenge to international law."

"The organizers of this attack, who used advanced technology, deliberately tried to create a large-scale armed conflict in order to create a major war in the Middle East," said Maria Zakharova.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed his grief over these explosions in a telephone conversation with Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister also said, in his view, this is a violation of the Geneva Convention.

According to Michael Martin, "This is a new kind of war. I think we should be very concerned about it and it is necessary for the international community to think about the form of this attack."

Israel has not yet said anything about its involvement in this incident