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on september 18, local time, un secretary-general guterres issued a statement expressing deep shock over the large number of communication equipment explosions that occurred in many places in lebanon on september 17 and 18, and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid further escalation of the situation.

guterres urged all parties to abide by their commitment to the full implementation of security council resolution 1701 of 2006 and to immediately cease fire to restore stability. he said the united nations supports all diplomatic and political efforts to end the violent conflict threatening the region.

on the afternoon of the 17th, local time, while the lebanese caretaker government was holding a ministerial meeting, pager explosions occurred in beirut, the capital of lebanon, and in many places in southeastern and northeastern lebanon. as of the afternoon of the 18th, the death toll from the pager explosions had risen to 12. lebanese hezbollah accused israel of launching the attack and vowed to "punish" israel. on the afternoon of the 18th, several communication equipment explosions occurred in many places in lebanon. according to a report from the public health emergency operations center of the lebanese ministry of public health, the new round of explosions has killed at least 9 people and injured more than 300 people.

so far, israel has not responded. (cctv reporter xu dezhi cao jian)