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on september 18, local time, israel defense forces chief of staff halevy said:israel has many capabilities that it has yet to use in a war, he said, adding that “preparations are going well” and the israeli military is working on those plans and moving forward.

halevi did not specify whether the remarks were made in reference to the explosion of communications equipment in lebanon.

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. lebanon's 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 positively to the relevant situation. (cctv reporter zhu yunxiang)