Pager attacks show that attacks can be made anywhere in Lebanon. The Finns apparently have nothing to worry about in Lebanon.
Ambassador of Finland to Lebanon Anne Meskanen considers the pager attacks in Lebanon to be a new form of cyber warfare.
– It’s as if the tactics of warfare are changing. It seems that when the traditional warfare in Gaza or South Lebanon does not bite, more and more new technologies are used, Meskanen estimates.
For Israel, the attacks have been a very skillful tool of psychological warfare. Let’s create rampant fear by showing that Israel can strike almost anything.
The fact that there are at least nine dead and at least 2,700 wounded is a huge psychological blow for Hezbollah. It is also an indication of what Israel is capable of, says Meskanen.
– In my opinion, this is also a huge blow to Lebanon, because there have also been a lot of civilian casualties.
Meskanen says that the main feeling about the attacks has been shock.
According to the information so far, the Finns, of whom there are fifty according to travel reports, are doing well. The mission has tried to be in contact with them. Similarly, the Finnish peacekeepers stationed in southern Lebanon are safe.
Meskanen says that after the moment of the attacks, the sirens of numerous ambulances could be heard in Beirut.
However, the embassy area is a peaceful area. Hezbollah’s strongest areas are the southern Dahieh district of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley.
According to common knowledge, several Hezbollah commanders live in Dahieh, but due to the recent eliminations, some of them are said to have moved out of the district, says Meskanen.