Who ever did this has eliminated their entire electronic communications ability
Hezbollah declares War on Israel after Pager/Walkie Talkie attacks
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Who ever did this has eliminated their entire electronic communications ability
Stillwater Townie
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It will be interesting to see if the U. S. will be under cleaver attack from being an Israel ally on Oct. 7th or who knows when in retaliation. It won't be so cool and amusing then. But hopefully nothing happens.
Iranian president issues horrifying warning of 'retribution' after pager explosions
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that the recent spate of electronic device explosions in Lebanon will be met with "just retribution."
On Tuesday, pager blasts resulted in 12 deaths and over 2,000 injuries. The following day, walkie-talkie detonations claimed 20 lives and injured at least 450 people.
These attacks were aimed at Hezbollah members, an Islamist group with ties to Tehran, and Israel has been implicated in the incidents.
Israel has yet to respond to these allegations, which have been linked to its Mossad spy agency. However, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Wednesday "a new phase in the war" in the Middle East.
Pezeshkian, without directly naming Israel, condemned "the treacherous mass assassination carried out by the terrorist entity through the bombing of communication devices."
In the post translated from Farsi, he added: "God is almighty and avenging, and the criminal will surely receive just retribution."
He further stated that Tehran "condemns this heinous crime that targeted the Lebanese and affirms its support for Lebanon, its government and people, and we call on international organizations to assume their responsibilities."
Former Israeli Intelligence official and regional analyst Avi Melamed told Newsweek that Hezbollah had been using pagers because they believed them to be safer than phones, which could be GPS targeted.
"While Hezbollah still has the fallback wired system it created in 2008, the loss of wireless communications capabilities severely compromises its flexibility, connectivity, and maneuverability," he said.
Melamed suggested that Tuesday's strike might be linked to the revelation about Israel's security services thwarting a Hezbollah assassination attempt on former Israeli defense minister and IDF chief of staff, Moshe Ya'alon, in Tel Aviv.
The attack, coupled with Israel's military stance and Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Egypt to negotiate a peace agreement for the war in Gaza, indicates that the US and Israel "are signaling Iran directly" to push Hamas towards a compromise, according to Melamed.
Israeli threats to hit Hezbollah when the group is vulnerable could weaken Iran's grip over Lebanon and mean "weakening its most significant proxy," added Melamed.
Israel and Hezbollah, an Iran-backed faction that controls large parts of Lebanon, have been exchanging attacks across their shared border.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern that the attacks could escalate into full-blown conflict, urging both sides to exercise restraint.
He suggested it could be a "pre-emptive strike before a major military operation," and announced that the UN Security Council is set to convene on Friday to discuss the matter.
Hezbollah's leader says 'war declared' as Israel 'tried to kill 5,000 in two minutes'
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said deadly attacks involving the detonation of communications devices used by the militant group amount to a "declaration of war", blaming Israel for the blasts which he described as "a terrorist act."
At least 37 people were killed and more than 3,000 were injured in the two-day attacks across Lebanon.
Speaking for the first time following the blasts, Nasrallah said Israel crossed "all boundaries and red lines" by carrying out the sophisticated blasts.
"This is sheer terrorism. We'll call them Tuesday's massacre and Wednesday's massacre. These are war crimes or at least declaration of war," he said.
He said Israel was aiming to kill "5,000 people in two minutes" and knew more than 4,000 of the pagers were in use.
"God is merciful and prevented more deaths and injuries. A number of pagers were out of service or switched off. Some were not allocated and still in storage."
Israeli officials have declined to comment on the attacks.
On Wednesday, at least 20 people were killed and 450 were wounded after walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon, a day after a separate attack targeted pagers held by the militant group, killing 12 people and injuring nearly 2,800.
Nasrallah conceded that the blasts were a "severe blow" and vowed to retaliate.
"I can assure you faithfully and with confidence, this hard, unprecedented blow did not bring us to our knees - and it will not," he said.
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"The enemy will face a severe and fair punishment from where they expect and don't expect."
Israeli jets were heard flying at low altitude in Beirut during Nasrallah's speech.
Nasrallah said an investigation into how the attacks occured has been launched.
There are growing fears the simmering conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could escalate into a broader regional war.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the country was at the start "a new phase in the war." He made no mention of the blasts but praised the work of Israel's army and security agencies, saying "the results are very impressive."
Israel's army chief on Wednesday said that new plans to strike Hezbollah had been drawn up.
"We have many capabilities that we have not yet activated," Lt. General Herzi Halevi said.
"Every time we work at a certain stage, the next two stages are ready to go forward strongly. At each stage, the price for Hezbollah needs to be high," he said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday's pager attack threatened to "derail" efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the pager blasts "confirms that there is a serious risk of a dramatic escalation in Lebanon."
"Everything must be done to avoid that escalation," he said.
Hezbollah has been exchanging near-daily fire with Israel since the outbreak of the war in Gaza in October.
The group has said it would stop the attacks if there is a ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon
TEL AVIV—Israel launched a wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Thursday, as the militant group’s leader said two days of debilitating attacks on its members amounted to a declaration of war.
The strikes came moments before Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah began to speak about the attacks earlier this week that caused pagers and walkie-talkies carried by thousands of the group’s members to explode, killing 37 people and injuring nearly 3,000.
“This criminal act is a major terrorist operation and amounts to a declaration of war,” Nasrallah said, promising retribution. While he spoke, a pair of sonic booms rang out across Beirut, which Lebanon’s official news agency attributed to Israeli warplanes.
Tensions across the Israeli-Lebanese border have ratcheted higher, with heavier exchanges of fire and more aggressive Israeli operations.
Israel’s government is under pressure to secure its northern towns and allow evacuated residents to return to their homes. Tens of thousands of residents have been moved from both sides of the border due to the fighting.
Nasrallah reiterated on Thursday that the U.S.-designated terrorist group wouldn’t stop attacking Israel until the war in Gaza ends. The U.S. has been working to negotiate a diplomatic solution that would include a cease-fire in Gaza, a return of Israeli hostages and an end to hostilities at the Israel-Lebanon border. Israeli officials have said in recent days that the time for a diplomatic solution had run out.
Nasrallah said the group received messages from Israel that it would face more attacks if it didn’t stop firing on northern Israel. He responded defiantly: “We say to the enemy: The Lebanese front will not stop until the war in Gaza is over. The only solution is to stop the aggression.”
He addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant directly, saying they won’t be able to safely return Israelis to northern Israel. “This is the challenge between us.”
Hezbollah has continued to launch projectiles, including explosive drones, into northern Israel despite the attacks on its members. Some Israelis were injured on Thursday by the barrages. Two Israeli soldiers were killed on Thursday from the fighting with Hezbollah, according to the Israeli military.
“The Hezbollah terrorist organization has turned southern Lebanon into a combat zone,” the Israeli military said, adding that it “is operating to bring security to northern Israel in order to enable the return of residents to their homes, as well as to achieve of all of the war goals.”
Israel’s other war goals include defeating Hamas in Gaza and bringing home hostages still held there.
The strikes were more extensive than in previous days and came as the Israeli chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, approved battle plans for the northern front against Hezbollah.
Israel in recent days expanded its official war goals to include the aim of returning evacuated residents to their homes in the north.
Israel strikes Hezbollah targets inside Lebanon; IDF warns residents to stay near bomb shelters
Israeli officials on Thursday were warning residents in the north to stay inside or remain near bomb shelters after the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck hundreds of Hezbollah military targets inside Lebanon.The IAF, using intelligence from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), struck some 100 launchers and additional "terrorist infrastructure sites" comprising about 1,000 barrels.
Israeli officials said these barrels "were ready to be used in the immediate future to fire toward Israeli territory."
It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
The strikes come after two days of attacks targeting thousands of Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies that have been widely blamed on Israel.
Speaking for the first time since back-to-back attacks Thursday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah described the mass bombing of devices as a "severe blow" and threatened retaliation.
During his speech, Hezbollah struck at least four times in northern Israel, and two Israeli soldiers were killed in a strike earlier in the day. Israeli warplanes flew low over Beirut while Nasrallah spoke and broke the sound barrier, scattering birds and prompting people in houses and offices to quickly open windows to prevent them from shattering.
Israeli jets destroy Hezbollah terror sites overnight
Earlier Thursday, Hezbollah said it had targeted three Israeli military positions near the border, two of them with drones. Israeli hospitals reported eight people lightly or moderately injured.
The attacks have heightened fears that 11 months of near-daily exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel will escalate into an all-out war. Hezbollah says its strikes on Israel are a show of support for Hamas. Israel's nearly year-old war with Hamas in Gaza began after its militants led the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Israel has responded to Hezbollah's attacks with strikes in southern Lebanon and has struck senior figures from the group in the capital, Beirut. The exchanges have killed hundreds in Lebanon and dozens in Israel and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents on each side of the border.
Israeli leaders have stepped up warnings in recent weeks of a potential larger military operation against Hezbollah, saying they are determined to stop the group's fire to allow tens of thousands of Israelis to return to homes near the border.
In a briefing Thursday, the Israeli defense minister said Hezbollah would "pay an increasing price" as Israel seeks to make conditions near its border with Lebanon safe enough for residents to return.
"The sequence of our military actions will continue," he said.
Israel wipes out 'entire senior command' of Hezbollah special forces in airstrike
The entire senior command of Hezbollah's Radwan special forces unit has been wiped out in an Israeli airstrike, according to reports.New details are emerging after an airstrike in Beirut's Dahiyeh neighborhood killed Radwan commanderIbrahim Aqil today. It came hours after a tech attack led to pagers and walkie-talkies exploding all across Lebanonas fighting in the region continues to intensify.
Israeli shelling on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital killed at least nine people and wounded nearly 60 others, according to health officials, as two apartment buildings were flattened.
Other "top operatives" of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force were also killed, Israeli military officials said.
Sources, speaking to Axios' Barak Ravid, elaborated on this. "An Israeli official said that the entire senior command of Hezbollah's Radwan force was eliminated in the strike (around 20 commanders)," he wrote on X.
A Hezbollah official confirmed to AP that Aqil was likely in a building in the Dahiya district that was hit.
He has previously been sanctioned by Washington for being involved in two 1983 terror attacks that left more than 300 people at the US embassy and US Marine Corps in Beirut dead.
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson, said of the Thursday strikes: "The attack in Lebanon is to protect Israel." He said Aqil was a key instigator of regular rocket fire into Israel.
I know we are supposed to support our allies and I am completely on board with that. When people say we need to help Israel though-yeah we need to support allies, but help them with what? Seems like they're doing just fine at self defense to me.
This is a lesson that for some reason other nations never seem to learn- mess with Israel and you are gonna f**k around and find out.
If you haven't figured it out yet.....the only thing the US does is prevent Israel from opening up their ansenal and making the Middle East a Giant Israel
We are there to make sure the attack dog stays in the leash and doesn't start removing Arabic counties from the map
Israel's military capabilities can only be rivaled by the US ...maybe China briefly but not sustainable..period.
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