Israeli-Hezbollah conflict

Experts weigh in on possible accomplices behind Lebanon's deadly pager attack

The US could be behind the deadly pager attack in Lebanon, in which at least eleven people were killed and 4,000 more wounded, military expert Ali Hamie told Sputnik.

He also pointed the finger at Israel and a company that manufactured the pagers, which were detonated, suggesting that without coordination between Tel Aviv and a pager manufacturer, the attack would not have occurred. Israel has not yet commented on the attack.

“The operation was carried out simultaneously [across Lebanon], which means that the perpetrator collaborated with the pager manufacturer, who handed over the codes or decoding systems for the pagers to the Israeli side,” Hamie said. 

The attack shows “we are at severe electronic warfare,” he pointed out, not ruling out that the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah “may conduct a counter-cyber operation in the coming hours or days.”

Hamie was echoed by Lebanese lawmaker, Kasem Hashem, who is a member of the Development and Liberation bloc. The latter also blamed Israel for the attack in an interview with Sputnik.

This is part of the expansion of Israeli aggression against Lebanon, with cyber warfare remaining one of the most dangerous types of tactics used by Israel, possibly an accomplice in the attack, according to Hashem. 

“No doubt, Hezbollah will respond to the attack, especially given the fact that it targeted the whole of Lebanon and was not limited to a certain area,” Hashem concluded.

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After calmly analyzing the information about what happened in Lebanon, with the attacks using locators, one can see that it was a typical Israeli operation: attacking indiscriminately without caring about civilian casualties. The reality is that these types of devices were used indiscriminately by all kinds of people, many of whom were not linked to Hezbollah. Therefore it would be an attempt to provoke the Resistance, causing civilian casualties, but in a supposedly "less reprehensible" way than direct bombing. Trying to justify the casualties by claiming that only Hezbollah used these devices is hardly credible. As always, Zionism does not show any kind of human feelings.

Middle East Spectator, [18/9/2024 11:16]
— / NEW: Explosions all across Lebanon, including Beirut; this time, other gadgets, including car radios, seem to be the cause

Explosions are also taking places inside residences, harming civilians.

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Middle East Spectator, [18/9/2024 11:18]
— / BREAKING: The cause has been identified as walkie talkies and radios

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— / Fires are raging in Beirut as a result of the new wave of explosions

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There is no doubt in my mind, Israel is going to invade Lebanon.

It makes zero sense to use this operation if not as a prelude to imminent attack.

Middle East Spectator, [18/9/2024 11:22]
— / As stated, short range radio seems to be the main cause this time

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— / NEW: Some of the explosions occured during the ongoing funeral from yesterday's victims in Dahye

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Middle East Spectator, [18/9/2024 11:26]
The explosive charge of the walkie talkies is larger, so the explosions are larger.

However, these radios are less prevalent than pagers within the ranks.

Middle East Spectator, [18/9/2024 11:29]
— / NEW: Axios confirms Israel remotely blew up thousands of personal radios (walkie talkies) as the 'second stage' of yesterday's intelligence operation

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A number of explosions also happened during the funerals of those who were martyred yesterday.

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Lebanese attack UNIFIL vehicles (UN Forces in Lebanon)

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Khosh area, Tsur governorate in southern Lebanon: Lebanese youths vent their anger in a UNIFIL vehicle.

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Well not something any company wants to do. Right now this company will loose a bunch of clients.


Overall the results are quite bad. And they won't be able to do it again as everyone will check them in the future.

Israel, to its misfortune, has opened a new page in the history of terror, by Pëtr Akopov for RiaNovosti. 09.19.2024.

If the provocateur is not stopped, each new provocation will be more and more dangerous for those around him. Israel has long been provoking a major war in the Middle East - against the backdrop of the eleven-month genocide in Gaza, it is killing Iranians in Syria and the leader of the Palestinian Hamas in Tehran, and is openly preparing an attack on Lebanon. Netanyahu's goal is clear: he wants to drag the US into a major war in the Middle East by provoking a direct US-Iranian clash. So far, unsuccessfully - the American leadership categorically does not want a detonation in the region: not because of peacefulness, but out of cold calculation, which shows that the result will not only be rivers of blood, but also a deterioration in the already weakening US positions in the region.

But on Tuesday, Israel's provocations reached a new level: a massive terrorist attack on Lebanon. Israel blew up several thousand pagers used by members of the Shiite organization Hezbollah. These are not terrorists, as Israel and the West assure everyone. This is an organization created by Lebanese Shiites in response to Israel's repeated invasions of Lebanon (the last one was in 2006, and before that, Israel occupied southern Lebanon from 1982 to 2000) and the collapse of the Lebanese state. There are about three million Lebanese Shiites (out of a population of seven million), and the vast majority of them support Hezbollah, which is a social, economic, and military structure.

About four thousand wounded, four hundred of whom were very seriously injured, more than ten killed - this is the result of this new terrorist attack in world practice. Pagers began to be used by Hezbollah not so long ago - after a ban was introduced on mobile phones, through which the Israelis determined the location of fighters and leaders of the organization and carried out missile strikes. Concern for security gave the Israeli intelligence the opportunity to prepare a terrorist attack - Taiwanese pagers were manufactured under license in Hungary. It was there or after delivery to Lebanon that Israeli agents placed about 20 grams of explosives in them, which were then activated by a special message sent to each device. On Wednesday, the attack continued: more than a thousand radios, mobile phones and even laptops exploded on the signal.

Israel, naturally, will not officially take responsibility for the attack – although there is no doubt about its authorship. Not only because it is in Israel’s interests (as Netanyahu understands them), but also because the Israelis have been carrying out terrorist attacks using communication devices for many decades. Mined phones have been used to kill Palestinian leaders on more than one occasion – but the current action is not only distinguished by its scale, but also by its absolutely cynical calculation. Israel wants to provoke Hezbollah into an attack – in order to draw Iran into the war through it, which, as it believes, will leave America no chance to remain on the sidelines.

Did the Americans know about the planned terrorist attack? Officially, of course, no one notified them - although there are reports that American doctors working in a hospital in Beirut got rid of their pagers a few days ago. Secretary of State Blinken has already stated that Washington "was not involved in the pager explosions" and warned against further escalation of the situation. The American administration's disinterest in inciting a major regional war is undeniable, but it is impossible to believe that they were not involved in the terrorist attack. The coordination and integration of American and Israeli intelligence services is so great that the United States simply could not have not known at least in general terms about the planned attack. The idea that the "Israeli" tail often wags the "American" dog is very widespread - but absolutely false. The Americans need it in order to absolve themselves of responsibility for the actions of the Israeli leadership, which has truly "lost all boundaries," and for nothing more. Just as the Americans are aware of the absolute majority of terrorist attacks carried out by Ukrainians - from the bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline to the murder of Darya Dugina.

America covers up terrorist states not only because it is one itself, but also because it believes that their success works in American interests. True, in both cases – the Israeli and the Ukrainian – the stage has already arrived at which terrorist attacks lead to results that are directly opposite to those of the perpetrator. Not only by destroying his reputation (among those who still had illusions), but also by causing strategic harm to his own security. By launching missile strikes against other countries, killing politicians and scientists, planting pagers to kill Lebanese citizens, systematically destroying the population and the entire infrastructure of Gaza, Israel achieves tactical successes, but strategically condemns itself to retaliatory strikes that will have no deterrent levers.

And this is not about the impending Iranian strike (announced as revenge for the murder of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran), and not about possible responses from Hezbollah or the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank of the Jordan River - this is about the fact that in the specific Middle Eastern situation, Israel is pursuing a suicidal policy: having declared all its neighbors enemies and trying by any means to suppress their will to resist or to physically destroy them, it is impossible to win. It is only possible to lose - and historically and catastrophically.

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Solar panels and kitchen appliances began to explode after radios in Lebanon. The footage shows one of the street cafes where electrical equipment detonated, after which a fire started.

— / A very large and unusual amount of direct ATGM hits on Israeli vehicles at the Lebanese border today; likely as a result of the IDF moving its units closer to the border, perhaps for recon purposes

At least 4 IDF vehicles, allegedly including a Merkava tank, have been directly struck, and there are two confirmed Israeli deaths so far, and many more wounded. Hezbollah has not left its positions.

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Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is delivering a televised speech.

Watch the speech with English translation via this links:

https://www.presstv.ir/Live

Key points from the speech of Hezbollah Secretary-General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the latest developments:

- Over two days, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the enemy aimed to kill at least 5,000 people within two minutes.
- The efforts and eagerness of the people helped reduce the number of critical injuries.
- The entire case, from production to consumption and the moment of detonation, is under investigation to determine appropriate actions.
- There is no doubt that we suffered a significant and unprecedented security and humanitarian blow in the history of our Resistance, and perhaps in the history of the conflict with the enemy.
- We have almost reached a definitive conclusion regarding the circumstances of the explosions, but we are waiting for confirmation.
- By God's grace and the dedicated efforts of the people, along with the high morale and strong presence of various segments of our nation, a large part of the enemy's objectives was thwarted.
- What happened was a major terrorist act, and we will classify the events of Tuesday and Wednesday as massacres.
- We suffered a major security and humanitarian blow, unprecedented in Lebanon’s history and possibly in the history of the conflict with the enemy, perhaps even on a global scale of this type.
- We will reach definitive conclusions regarding the explosions soon, and actions will be based on those conclusions.
- This severe blow has not and will not bring us down.
- Tuesday and Wednesday were a great test for us, and, God willing, we will overcome this test with pride.
- We will emerge stronger, more determined, and more capable of overcoming all dangers.

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Key points from the speech of Hezbollah Secretary-General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the latest developments:

- War is a cycle: some days we have victories over our enemy, and some days we face losses, and Tuesday and Wednesday were bloody for us.
- A former "Israeli" Deputy Chief of Staff described what is happening in the north as a historic defeat for "Israel."
- The Lebanese front is a highly pressuring front and is one of the most crucial negotiating cards the Palestinian Resistance holds today to achieve its goals and stop the aggression.
- The enemy has tried to silence the Lebanese front using various forms of intimidation and pressure.
- All of the enemy’s attempts have failed, and the Resistance remains firm in its stance, which led the enemy to resort to this highest level of criminality.
- We received messages that the goal of their strike was to force us to cease operations on the Lebanese front, and if we don’t stop, they have more to escalate.

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Key points from the speech of Hezbollah Secretary-General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the latest developments:

- One of the enemy’s goals is to target the environment, wear it down, exhaust it, and make it cry out, urging the Resistance to stop.
- Regardless of the sacrifices, consequences, possibilities, or the regional outlook, the Resistance in Lebanon will not stop supporting and standing by the people of Gaza—this is the first response.
- On behalf of the martyrs, the wounded, and all the patient and loyal people, we say to Netanyahu, Gallant, and the enemy: the Lebanese front will not cease before the aggression stops.
- The statements of the wounded themselves reflect their great morale, patience, and determination to return to the battlefield—this is another response to the enemy.
- The structure of the Resistance has not been shaken or weakened.
- Our foundation is strong, our will is firm, and the enemy must know that what happened will only increase our strength, resilience, and firmness, God willing.
- The enemy must realize that what happened did not affect our structure, will, command and control systems, or our presence on the frontlines.

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Key points from the speech of Hezbollah Secretary-General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the latest developments:

- We accepted this challenge on October 8, and today we accept it again. I tell Netanyahu and the Zionist entity: you will not be able to return the northern residents to the north, no matter what you do.
- If you want to return the settlers, the only way is to stop the aggression on Gaza.
- The foolish Northern Command leader proposed establishing a security belt, and we hope they enter our Lebanese land.

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Key points from the speech of Hezbollah Secretary-General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the latest developments:

- What you are about to do will increase the displacement of northern residents and further delay their return.
- What the enemy considers a threat, we consider a historic opportunity, and we welcome it.

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Key points from the speech of Hezbollah Secretary-General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the latest developments:

- There is no doubt that the unprecedented aggression will be met with severe retribution and just punishment from unexpected places.

- As for the severe reckoning, the news lies in what you will witness, not in what you hear, and we are keeping this within the tightest circle.

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Statement issued by the Islamic Resistance:

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
{Permission [to fight] has been granted to those who are being fought because they were wronged, and indeed, Allah is competent to grant them victory.}
Allah Almighty is Truthful

In support of our defiant Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and as part of backing its daring and honorable Resistance, and in response to the "Israeli" enemy's attacks on the steadfast southern villages and safe homes, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Metat barracks with volleys of Katyusha rockets.

{And victory is not but from Allah, the Almighty, the Wise.}
Thursday, 19-9-2024
15 Rabi' al-Awwal 1446

Spokesperson for the "Israeli" occupation army: A logistics company commander in the 299th Battalion of the Bar'am Regional Brigade was killed, along with a soldier from the 51st Battalion of the Golani Brigade, and 9 other soldiers were injured during the battles today in the north at the border with Lebanon.

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‍Head of Metula settlement on the latest rocket barrage from Lebanon: Massive destruction, fires, and direct damage to buildings. I haven't seen anything like this since the beginning of the war.

Complete power outage in the Metula settlement after rockets fell from Lebanon.

Yedioth Ahronoth’s correspondent in the north: Metula settlement is entering the "Alta" scenario with no electricity and no communication due to heavy rockets falling on the settlement.

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ResistanceTrench mirror, [19/9/2024 17:15]
‍ Israeli media platform: The "army" announces a complete "information blackout" in northern settlements, with no one allowed to enter or film.

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Thousands in Israel go to shelters over fake sms

Israel Home Front Command in an official announcement: "In recent hours, false messages have been published about the citizens leaving and entering the protected areas and shelters - this announcement was not issued by the Home Front Command or any other authority. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT - NO ORDERS TO ENTER PROTECTED AREAS HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN THE LAST HOUR"

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ResistanceTrench mirror, [19/9/2024 17:24]
Some other Israelis received this message from "Israel cyber organisation" that says: " your phone is accessible to hackers, do a factory reset with following code as soon as possible"

But this message is the work of a hacker itself.

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ResistanceTrench mirror, [19/9/2024 17:40]
‍ Israeli media: Four firefighting teams have been working for over two hours to extinguish the fires that broke out in Metula.

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