War-damaged buildings in Beirut
Image: Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons
The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) has reported that solar panels and walkie-talkies used by the militant group Hezbollah exploded on Wednesday, following a wave of pager explosions the day before.
The agency reported explosions of rooftop solar systems in several parts of Beirut, but did not provide additional details. It is still unclear whether the explosions were caused by explosives hidden in the panels or by some other form of external attack.
In the second wave of explosions, numerous Hezbollah members and civilians were injured by exploding walkie-talkies. The first wave of explosions, involving pagers, occurred a day earlier.
Reuters reported, citing the Lebanese Health Ministry, that the second wave of explosions resulted in 20 deaths and more than 450 injuries, while the first wave killed 12 people, including two children, and injured nearly 3,000.
Israel has not commented on the explosions but has said a “new era” of its cross-border conflict with Hezbollah has begun.
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