Exploding Pagers?! Thousands of Hezbollah Operatives Injured in Lebanon After Pagers Blow Up Simultaneously [Content Warning]

According to a report from The New York Post, thousands of Hezbollah operatives were injured on Tuesday after their paging devices simultaneously exploded. The blasts caused burns to their groins and hands as the devices detonated on their belts.

Two thousand eight hundred people were injured, and eight were killed in what Hezbollah officials claim is a hacking attack by Israel. “The enemy (Israel) stands behind this security incident,” a Hezbollah official told the AP.

Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack.

From The New York Post:

Hezbollah — a Lebanese militant group that the US has designated as a terrorist organization — confirmed the wide-range attack on its operatives, including fighters and medics, with one official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, calling it the “biggest security breach” since it began its near-daily attacks on Israel on Oct. 8.

Videos uploaded to social media show several incidents where seemingly unaware men had devices in their pockets blow up, with the victims crying in pain as bystanders ran away.

Videos below [GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING]

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This is a developing story, and all information is preliminary, with numbers and info subject to change.

Roughly an hour ago, Hezbollah’s encrypted pager devices began simultaneously, exploding across Lebanon, including in Damascus.

Initial reports from Lebanon… pic.twitter.com/pWpDePcFUv

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) September 17, 2024

Exploding pagers and other communication devices in #Lebanon among #Hezbollah members today. Recall the public reporting that #Israel has infiltrated the Hezbollah communication networks and that Hezbollah had switched to pagers and couriers after cell phones were banned. pic.twitter.com/AGGVYhE2lC

— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) September 17, 2024