Accusations against Israel.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia claims that the country dropped leaflets with “very dangerous” QR codes across Lebanon, Reuters reports.
The public is warned to scan the code as it sabotages the entire mobile phone.
Lebanon was hit by new air strikes from Israel on Tuesday. According to the Lebanese government, nearly 560 people have now been killed in the airstrikes of the past 24 hours. Several attacks were carried out in the middle of Beirut where city blocks were turned into ruins.
Other cities in Lebanon have also been subjected to bomb attacks. The situation this week is the worst in Lebanon since 2006 and there is a risk that it will escalate even more.
Supposed to have released malicious code
At the same time as the deadly air attacks continue in Lebanon, the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia claims that Israel has released flyers with “very dangerous” QR codes over the eastern parts of the country, specifically in the Bekaa Valley, reports Reuters, among others. The population is advised not to scan the code, as everything from the phone will disappear if you do so, according to Hezbollah’s media office.
The Israeli military has not commented on the allegation and Hezbollah has not said if anything else was written on the leaflets. However, Israel’s military chief has said that they “must not give Hezbollah a break” and that attacks will increase.
On the flyer that TV4 Nyheterna has seen, you can read that the Israeli military warns the population that if they are in a building used by Hezbollah, they should get at least 1,000 meters away. Next to the QR code it also says that you should scan it to bring up a map.
TV4 Nyheterna has taken part in the Israeli flyer. The QR code itself has been blurred.
TV4 Nyheterna has taken part in the Israeli flyer. The QR code itself has been blurred.
Pagers exploded
Last week the news came that several thousand people were injured and several died after their pagers exploded in several places in Lebanon.
Several sources have stated, including for New York Times that Israel allegedly placed small batches of explosive substances in the pagers, which were then sold to Hzibollah.
Israel denies that they have anything to do with the exploded pagers – something Middle East expert Anders Persson does not believe.
– It’s incomprehensible nonsense, to be completely honest. That’s probably how it should be meant too, I think he (Israeli President Isaac Herzog ed. note) has received orders from Netanyahu to neither answer, confirm nor deny and that’s exactly what he’s doing, he says.