On September 17, simultaneous explosions occurred in Lebanon on pagers used by Hezbollah members, killing 12 people, including two children, and injuring 2,323 people. On September 18, numerous radios were detonated in the country, killing 25 people and injuring more than 608 people. Following the incident, which drew the attention of the entire world, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said, “The aim was to kill thousands of people carrying radios. These terrorist acts are an act against the Lebanese people and the sovereignty of the country. This is a declaration of war.” Following Nasrallah’s statement, the world public opinion now believes that the war will intensify and that ceasefire efforts will be fruitless.
HE DESCRIBED IT AS A ‘MASSACRE’: “THIS IS A DECLARATION OF WAR”
Emphasizing that Israel carried out coordinated attacks and crossed all restrictions and red lines, Nasrallah said, “Some of the attacks took place in hospitals, pharmacies, markets, shops, and even in residences, private vehicles and public roads where thousands of civilians, including women and children, were present.”
Nasrallah said that Israel began the attack by targeting more than 4,000 pagers because it knew that they were in use. He added, “When these devices were donated, Israel tried to kill 4,000 people and those around them at the same time. The same attack was repeated on the second day, and the aim was to kill thousands of people carrying wireless devices.”
Nasrallah described the attacks as a “terrorist act” and a “massacre.” Stating that these attacks were an act against the Lebanese people and the country’s sovereignty, Nasrallah noted that this was a declaration of war.
INTENSIVE BOMBARDMENT FROM ISRAEL TO LEBANON
After Nasrallah’s statement, Israel approved the war plan for the Lebanese border. Then, warplanes took off towards Lebanon.
Israeli jets hit 30 missile platforms and other infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
The statement also said that around 150 missile launchers prepared for a surprise attack on Israel were targeted. The IDF also reported that several buildings belonging to Hezbollah and a weapons depot were hit in southern Lebanon.
On the other hand, it was claimed that Israel used US-made F-35 warplanes in attacks in Lebanon.
US PRESS: COMING TO DIFFICULTY OF CEASE-FIRE EFFORTS
This attack by Israel on Lebanon was also widely covered in the US press. One of the leading press organizations, the New York Times, described the Israeli attack as the most intense bombing wave this year.
The Washington Post newspaper, on the other hand, underlined that the intense attacks launched by Israel weakened and made the possibility of a ceasefire difficult.
ISRAEL ANNOUNCES NEW SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS
In a written statement made by the Israeli army, it was stated that an assessment of the situation was made in the shadow of the events of recent days and a series of security measures were taken.
In the statement, residents of the region in question were asked to reduce mobility in settlements, avoid gathering in groups, keep gates of settlements under control and stay near protected areas as part of security measures.
SCANDAL IMAGES REACTION
Hamas described the Israeli soldiers’ decision to throw the body of a Palestinian they killed from the roof of a house in the occupied West Bank as “another link in a chain of crimes” committed by Israel under the silence of the international community and the political and military protection of the United States.
Hamas said in a statement: “The brutal images of the martyrs’ bodies being thrown from rooftops once again confirm the barbarity and savagery of the occupying army, which has been committing massacres and genocide against our people in Gaza for a year, under the silence of the international community and the political and military protection of the United States.”
The statement emphasized that the ugly treatment of the bodies of the killed Palestinians was a crime that must be condemned, and called on all international institutions and organizations to condemn this treatment.
LEBANON TO APPLY TO UNSC REGARDING RADIO EXPLOSIONS
Lebanon is reportedly preparing to complain to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) about explosions in pagers and radios on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Following these attacks, Lebanon decided to take action at the UN level.
According to a written statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Abdallah Buhabib instructed “Lebanon’s Permanent Mission to the UN to file a complaint with the UNSC regarding Israel’s war crime-considered cyber terror attack against the innocent Lebanese people.”