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| On 17 Septembr 2024, it was reported that dozens of ] millitants were injured in ] during an organized attack on their communication ] system.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ארי |first=ליאור בן |date=2024-09-17 |title=דיווחים: עשרות פעילי חיזבאללה נפגעו באירוע ביטחוני חריג בדרום לבנון ובביירות |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hyam6ew60 |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref> Explosions were reported in |
On 17 Septembr 2024, it was reported that dozens of ] millitants were injured in ] during an organized attack on their communication ] system.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ארי |first=ליאור בן |date=2024-09-17 |title=דיווחים: עשרות פעילי חיזבאללה נפגעו באירוע ביטחוני חריג בדרום לבנון ובביירות |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hyam6ew60 |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref> Explosions were reported in southern Lebanon and the ] suburb of ], a stronghold of Hezbollah.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Dozens of Hezbollah members reportedly hurt by exploding pagers |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7xnelvpepo |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Hezbollah called the incident the organization's "biggest security breach yet."<ref name=":6" /> | ||
| Following ] on Israel on October 7, 2023, Hezbollah entered the conflict by launching attacks on Israeli targets.<ref name=":2" /> This led to a series of ] between Hezbollah and ].<ref name=":3" /> Earlier on the day of the explosion, Israel's domestic security agency, the ], announced it had thwarted a Hezbollah plot to assassinate a former senior defense official using an explosive device.<ref name=":5" /> | Following ] on Israel on October 7, 2023, Hezbollah entered the conflict by launching attacks on Israeli targets.<ref name=":2" /> This led to a series of ] between Hezbollah and ].<ref name=":3" /> Earlier on the day of the explosion, Israel's domestic security agency, the ], announced it had thwarted a Hezbollah plot to assassinate a former senior defense official using an explosive device.<ref name=":5" /> | ||
| == Background == | == Background == | ||
| {{Main article|Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)}} | |||
| A day after ] launched its ] on Israel, ] joined the conflict in support of Hamas by firing on Israeli positions.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Smoke on the horizon: Israel-Hezbollah all-out war edges closer |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz5r18zm7lpo |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Since then, Hezbollah and Israel have been involved in ] that have displaced entire communities in Israel and Lebanon, with significant damage to buildings and land along the border. As of 5 July 2024, Israel reports having killed approximately 366 Hezbollah operatives. According to the United Nations, over 90,000 people in Lebanon have been forced to flee their homes, while in Israel, 60,000 civilians have evacuated.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Israel-Hezbollah: Mapping the scale of damage of cross-border attacks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gj544x65o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726225348/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gj544x65o |archive-date=26 July 2024 |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Israel and Hezbollah have maintained their attacks at a level that causes significant harm without escalating into a full-scale war.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Keller-Lynn |first=Carrie |date=27 July 2024 |title=Deadly Rocket Strike on Soccer Field Raises Risk of Escalation with Hezbollah |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/rocket-strike-on-israeli-soccer-field-raises-risk-of-escalation-with-hezbollah-69943fd8?mod=hp_lead_pos6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728012312/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/rocket-strike-on-israeli-soccer-field-raises-risk-of-escalation-with-hezbollah-69943fd8?mod=hp_lead_pos6 |archive-date=28 July 2024 |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=]}}</ref> From 7 October 2023 to 21 June 2024, Israel attacked Lebanon 6,124 times. Hezbollah and other Lebanese forces attacked Israel 1,258 times.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729022241/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/27/israel-says-10-killed-in-rocket-attack-on-occupied-golan-heights|date=29 July 2024}} ] 27 July 2024</ref> | A day after ] launched its ] on Israel, the ] militant organization ] joined the conflict in support of Hamas by firing on Israeli positions.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Smoke on the horizon: Israel-Hezbollah all-out war edges closer |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz5r18zm7lpo |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> Since then, Hezbollah and Israel have been involved in ] that have displaced entire communities in Israel and Lebanon, with significant damage to buildings and land along the border. As of 5 July 2024, Israel reports having killed approximately 366 Hezbollah operatives. According to the United Nations, over 90,000 people in Lebanon have been forced to flee their homes, while in Israel, 60,000 civilians have evacuated.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Israel-Hezbollah: Mapping the scale of damage of cross-border attacks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gj544x65o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726225348/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gj544x65o |archive-date=26 July 2024 |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Israel and Hezbollah have maintained their attacks at a level that causes significant harm without escalating into a full-scale war.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Keller-Lynn |first=Carrie |date=27 July 2024 |title=Deadly Rocket Strike on Soccer Field Raises Risk of Escalation with Hezbollah |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/rocket-strike-on-israeli-soccer-field-raises-risk-of-escalation-with-hezbollah-69943fd8?mod=hp_lead_pos6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728012312/https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/rocket-strike-on-israeli-soccer-field-raises-risk-of-escalation-with-hezbollah-69943fd8?mod=hp_lead_pos6 |archive-date=28 July 2024 |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=]}}</ref> From 7 October 2023 to 21 June 2024, Israel attacked Lebanon 6,124 times. Hezbollah and other Lebanese forces attacked Israel 1,258 times.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729022241/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/27/israel-says-10-killed-in-rocket-attack-on-occupied-golan-heights|date=29 July 2024}} ] 27 July 2024</ref> | ||
| On 27 July 2024, the ] took place when a ] was hit by a rocket in the ] town of ] in the ], killing 12 children and teenagers.<ref name="TOI27July">{{cite news |last1=Fabian |first1=Emanuel |date=27 July 2024 |title=12 killed, mostly children, dozens hurt as Hezbollah rocket hits Majdal Shams soccer field |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/11-killed-mostly-children-dozens-more-hurt-as-rocket-hits-soccer-field-in-majdal-shams |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728012314/https://www.timesofisrael.com/11-killed-mostly-children-dozens-more-hurt-as-rocket-hits-soccer-field-in-majdal-shams/ |archive-date=28 July 2024 |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |date=27 July 2024 |title=Missile hit in Majdal Shams kills nine, injures at least 34 including children |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syo004cfya |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727171807/https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syo004cfya |archive-date=27 July 2024 |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref> In response, on 30 July 2024, Israel conducted an airstrike on an apartment building in Beirut, killing Hezbollah commander ].<ref name="aj">{{Cite web |title=Hezbollah says top commander Fuad Shukr killed in Israeli strike on Beirut |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/31/hezbollahsays-top-commander-fuad-shukr-killed-in-israel-strike-on-beirut |access-date=31 July 2024 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> | On 27 July 2024, the ] took place when a ] was hit by a rocket in the ] town of ] in the ], killing 12 children and teenagers.<ref name="TOI27July">{{cite news |last1=Fabian |first1=Emanuel |date=27 July 2024 |title=12 killed, mostly children, dozens hurt as Hezbollah rocket hits Majdal Shams soccer field |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/11-killed-mostly-children-dozens-more-hurt-as-rocket-hits-soccer-field-in-majdal-shams |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728012314/https://www.timesofisrael.com/11-killed-mostly-children-dozens-more-hurt-as-rocket-hits-soccer-field-in-majdal-shams/ |archive-date=28 July 2024 |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |date=27 July 2024 |title=Missile hit in Majdal Shams kills nine, injures at least 34 including children |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syo004cfya |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727171807/https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syo004cfya |archive-date=27 July 2024 |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref> In response, on 30 July 2024, Israel conducted an airstrike on an apartment building in Beirut, killing Hezbollah commander ].<ref name="aj">{{Cite web |title=Hezbollah says top commander Fuad Shukr killed in Israeli strike on Beirut |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/31/hezbollahsays-top-commander-fuad-shukr-killed-in-israel-strike-on-beirut |access-date=31 July 2024 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> | ||
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| == Event == | == Event == | ||
| On September 17, 2024, dozens of Hezbollah members were reportedly seriously wounded in southern Lebanon and |
On September 17, 2024, dozens of Hezbollah members were reportedly seriously wounded in southern Lebanon and ]'s ]<nowiki/>suburb, a Hezbollah stronghold, when their communication pagers unexpectedly exploded.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /> The devices were being used for communication purposes when the explosions occurred, causing significant injuries among the group's members. Witnesses reported seeing multiple individuals bleeding from their wounds in the aftermath.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-09-17 |title=Dozens of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon when pagers exploded, sources and witnesses say |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dozens-hezbollah-members-wounded-lebanon-when-pagers-exploded-sources-witnesses-2024-09-17/ |work=Reuters}}</ref> | ||
| == Responses == | |||
| A Hezbollah official told Lebanon's state-run ] that the incident was the organization's "biggest security breach yet."<ref name=":6" /> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 17 September 2024
On 17 Septembr 2024, it was reported that dozens of Hezbollah millitants were injured in Lebanon during an organized attack on their communication pager system. Explosions were reported in southern Lebanon and the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah. Hezbollah called the incident the organization's "biggest security breach yet."
Following Hamas' large-scale attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Hezbollah entered the conflict by launching attacks on Israeli targets. This led to a series of cross-border military exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel. Earlier on the day of the explosion, Israel's domestic security agency, the Shin Bet, announced it had thwarted a Hezbollah plot to assassinate a former senior defense official using an explosive device.
Background
Main article: Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)A day after Hamas launched its October 7 attacks on Israel, the Iranian-backed militant organization Hezbollah joined the conflict in support of Hamas by firing on Israeli positions. Since then, Hezbollah and Israel have been involved in cross-border military exchanges that have displaced entire communities in Israel and Lebanon, with significant damage to buildings and land along the border. As of 5 July 2024, Israel reports having killed approximately 366 Hezbollah operatives. According to the United Nations, over 90,000 people in Lebanon have been forced to flee their homes, while in Israel, 60,000 civilians have evacuated. Israel and Hezbollah have maintained their attacks at a level that causes significant harm without escalating into a full-scale war. From 7 October 2023 to 21 June 2024, Israel attacked Lebanon 6,124 times. Hezbollah and other Lebanese forces attacked Israel 1,258 times.
On 27 July 2024, the Majdal Shams attack took place when a football pitch was hit by a rocket in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, killing 12 children and teenagers. In response, on 30 July 2024, Israel conducted an airstrike on an apartment building in Beirut, killing Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.
Earlier that same day, Israel's security cabinet established a new war objective: the safe return of residents to the north. This goal was added to the two existing objectives—dismantling Hamas and securing the release of hostages taken during the October 7 attacks. Israel's domestic security agency, the Shin Bet, announced it had thwarted a Hezbollah plot to assassinate a former senior defense official using an explosive device.
Event
On September 17, 2024, dozens of Hezbollah members were reportedly seriously wounded in southern Lebanon and Beirut's Dahiehsuburb, a Hezbollah stronghold, when their communication pagers unexpectedly exploded. The devices were being used for communication purposes when the explosions occurred, causing significant injuries among the group's members. Witnesses reported seeing multiple individuals bleeding from their wounds in the aftermath.
Responses
A Hezbollah official told Lebanon's state-run National News Agency that the incident was the organization's "biggest security breach yet."
References
- ארי, ליאור בן (2024-09-17). "דיווחים: עשרות פעילי חיזבאללה נפגעו באירוע ביטחוני חריג בדרום לבנון ובביירות". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Dozens of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon when pagers exploded, sources and witnesses say". Reuters. 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Dozens of Hezbollah members reportedly hurt by exploding pagers". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Smoke on the horizon: Israel-Hezbollah all-out war edges closer". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Israel-Hezbollah: Mapping the scale of damage of cross-border attacks". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Israel says it thwarted Hezbollah plot to kill former defence official". Reuters. 2024-09-17.
- Keller-Lynn, Carrie (27 July 2024). "Deadly Rocket Strike on Soccer Field Raises Risk of Escalation with Hezbollah". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- At least 12 killed in rocket attack in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights Archived 29 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine Al Jazeera 27 July 2024
- Fabian, Emanuel (27 July 2024). "12 killed, mostly children, dozens hurt as Hezbollah rocket hits Majdal Shams soccer field". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- "Missile hit in Majdal Shams kills nine, injures at least 34 including children". Ynetnews. 27 July 2024. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- "Hezbollah says top commander Fuad Shukr killed in Israeli strike on Beirut". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- "Israel sets new war goal of returning residents to the north". www.bbc.com. 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
