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on the afternoon of the 17th local time, during the ministerial meeting of the lebanese caretaker government, pager explosions occurred in beirut, the capital of lebanon, and in many places in southeastern and northeastern lebanon. lebanese minister of public health abyad said that the explosions have killed 9 people and injured about 2,800 people, of which about 200 are in critical condition.

lebanon's hezbollah issued a statement that israel was "fully responsible" for the pager explosion and vowed to take retaliatory action. in addition, the lebanese caretaker government also condemned the incident that day.

pagers may be remotely detonated or controlled

lebanon's hezbollah issued a statement saying that pagers used by some of its members exploded and some hezbollah members died in the explosion.

it is reported that hezbollah militants in lebanon have been using pagers more commonly recently to avoid israel from tracking their locations through this low-tech communication device. the locations where the pager explosions occurred this time are mainly concentrated in the southern suburbs of beirut, southern lebanon and the bekaa valley, which are believed to be the strongholds of hezbollah in lebanon.

according to lebanese media reports, the batteries of these pagers were remotely detonated. however, some security experts have questioned whether the explosion of pager batteries can cause such casualties.

military expert du wenlong said in an interview with cctv that there is a possibility that the pager was remotely controlled - virus software was implanted in the pager to give the software hard kill capability, and through the virus software, the device was caused to operate abnormally, causing overheating, overspeed, overload, etc., leading to hardware damage.

hezbollah says israel is fully responsible for bombing

after verifying the available information, hezbollah believes that israel should bear full responsibility for a series of pager explosions in many places across lebanon and will be punished for it. hezbollah said it is conducting a "safety and scientific investigation" into the cause of the explosion.

other media quoted anonymous hezbollah officials as saying that the explosion was the "biggest security loophole" the organization had encountered in its nearly one-year conflict with israel.

lebanese caretaker government statement: condemns israeli aggression

it is reported that the explosion occurred during the ministerial meeting of the lebanese caretaker government. after the explosion, the ministerial meeting of the lebanese caretaker government issued a collective statement "condemning israel's acts of aggression" and emphasized that israel's actions "seriously violated lebanon's sovereignty and constituted a crime." in addition, the lebanese ministry of foreign affairs stated that the lebanese government is ready to file a lawsuit with the un security council regarding the explosion.

according to iran's official media irna, iran's ambassador to lebanon was slightly injured in the explosion and is currently in good condition.

the israeli government held a meeting to discuss countermeasures but did not respond to the explosion

so far, israeli officials have not commented on the incident. however, according to multiple israeli media reports, israeli prime minister netanyahu and defense minister galant held a security assessment meeting in tel aviv on the 17th. an unnamed israeli government official told the media that the focus of the security assessment meeting was on israel's response to the escalation of tensions that may be caused by the explosion in lebanon. israeli military leaders stressed the need to be prepared for offense and defense in all areas. at this stage, the guidelines for civilians have not changed, and israeli citizens need to be vigilant.

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us state department: us not involved in lebanon pager bombings

on september 17, local time, u.s. state department spokesman matthew miller said at a briefing that day that the united states is collecting relevant information about the pager explosion in lebanon and stressed that the united states was not involved. miller also said that the united states has not assessed who may be behind the pager explosion.

iranian foreign minister condemns israel's terrorist acts against lebanese citizens

on the 17th local time, after pager explosions occurred in many places in lebanon, iranian foreign minister araghchi spoke with lebanese foreign minister habib on the phone. araghchi strongly condemned israel's terrorist acts against lebanese citizens.

in addition, he expressed condolences to the lebanese government and the families of the victims of the explosion, and expressed iran's willingness to provide necessary medical treatment and assistance to the injured. he pointed out that the iranian ambassador to lebanon was injured in the explosion. while thanking the lebanese government for taking immediate medical measures for him, he also asked about the latest treatment of the ambassador. the lebanese foreign minister expressed his gratitude to iran for its willingness to help lebanon and stressed that the lebanese government has taken serious follow-up actions on this incident.

jordanian government calls lebanon to offer help

on the 17th local time, jordanian deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and expatriates safadi had a phone call with lebanese caretaker prime minister najib mikati. safadi conveyed the instructions of jordanian king abdullah ii to mikati, saying that jordan is willing to provide any necessary medical assistance to the lebanese medical sector to help treat citizens injured in pager explosions in many places in lebanon.

safadi reiterated jordan's support for lebanon's security, sovereignty and stability, and its solidarity with the lebanese people, and stressed the need to prevent the escalation of the situation in the region. mikati thanked jordan for its help and said that lebanon highly appreciates jordan's consistent position in supporting the lebanese people, security and stability.

egyptian foreign minister: there is a danger of escalation and all-out war in the middle east

on the 17th local time, egyptian foreign minister abdel ati warned that the middle east is in danger of escalating the regional situation and falling into a full-scale regional war. he stressed that dangerous developments are taking place in southern lebanon, and due to irresponsible and reckless unilateral actions, the middle east is at a dangerous turning point, which will cast a shadow on regional stability.

that evening, abdul ati had a telephone conversation with lebanese caretaker prime minister mikati and foreign minister habib to follow up on the subsequent developments of the pager explosion in lebanon that day. during the call, abdul ati made the above warning.

in a statement issued on the same day, egyptian foreign ministry spokesman tamim said that egypt attaches importance to lebanon's security and stability, opposes any infringement on its sovereignty by external forces, and is willing to provide all possible support to lebanon in this critical situation.