The death toll from explosions targeting thousands of electronic devices linked to the Lebanese movement Hezbollah over the past two days has risen to 37, Lebanon's Health Minister Firass Abiad announced today.
According to the minister, 12 people died in the first wave of explosions, which occurred on Tuesday and involved thousands of pagers (mobile transmission devices). On Wednesday, another 25 people died in a second wave of detonations targeting walkie-talkies (also mobile transmission devices).
Meanwhile, Hezbollah confirmed today the deaths of three other members of its ranks, without specifying whether they were victims of the explosions of communication devices attributed to Israel or of the most recent bombings by the Israeli army against Lebanese territory.
In addition to the deaths, the detonations that occurred over the past two days have left 3,539 people injured.
According to initial investigations, the devices contained explosive charges.
The unprecedented incidents are being blamed on Israel.
Tel Aviv has not commented explicitly on the attacks, which occurred shortly after it announced the extension of its war aims against the Palestinian Hamas, which is backed by Hezbollah, to the northern border with Lebanon.
The escalating confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah - an Iranian-backed group that wields significant military and political clout in Lebanon - is raising fears that the Middle East conflict could escalate.
Israel and Hezbollah have been locked in intense crossfire since October 8, 2023, a day after the start of the Gaza war, in the worst clashes between the two sides since 2006.
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