By Natalia Rueda 
Lebanon has been rocked by a sudden outbreak of violence on Tuesday, when dozens of Hezbollah members were injured in a mysterious explosion of their pagers. The incident, which occurred in the Hezbollah-controlled area of Dahiyeh, has raised questions and concerns about security in the country.
The pagers were distributed amongst the entire civilian population and were widely used in medical contexts. The attack either involved lacing of explosives on the devices or malware that caused the battery to overheat. The resulting explosions victimized women and children as well as Hezbollah militants Lebanon’s Ministry of Health has warned citizens to get rid of their pagers and hospitals to be on high alert. Emergency medical teams have been mobilized to treat the many wounded.
What Israel has just done is, via *any* method, reckless. They blew up countless numbers of people who were driving (meaning cars out of control), shopping (your children are in the stroller standing behind him in the checkout line), et cetera. Indistinguishable from terrorism. https://t.co/th4fYwa0jr
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 17, 2024
Since the start of the Gaza conflict in October 2023, the possibility of Israeli intervention has been raised, with suspicions that equipment may have been ‘hacked’ causing these explosions. However, so far no evidence has been presented to confirm this theory. However, a Bloomberg News article was published and assert that the attack was likely from Israel, and that the pagers were intercepted prior to their arrival into Lebanon.
🚨 Breaking: Tens of Hezbollah communication devices are exploding during the past hour. Initial reports state that over one hundred Hezbollah terrorists already injured.
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) September 17, 2024
Here's footage from two such explosion 👇 pic.twitter.com/rMwdRWsTGB
Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad has said that it will take time to determine the exact number of casualties. He has also called on the community to donate blood to help those affected by the attacks.
While fear and uncertainty persist in Lebanon, it is clear that this sudden and coordinated attack on Hezbollah members’ pagers has added to the already tense situation in the region. Most would classify this as state sponsored terrorism due to the systematic targeting of the civilian population due to their The security of Lebanon and its people remain at risk as tensions between Hezbollah and its enemies continue to escalate.
News in development / Spanish version
With information from CNN & Bloomberg