another explosion occurred in lebanon. israeli defense minister said that israeli military resources are being transferred to the north
2024-09-19
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beijing, september 19 (china news service) comprehensive news: another explosion of communications equipment occurred in lebanon on the 18th, killing 20 people and injuring more than 450. israeli defense minister galant said on the 18th that the israeli army is transferring resources to the northern border.
according to reuters, on the 18th, a handheld walkie-talkie used by hezbollah in lebanon exploded, killing 20 people and injuring more than 450. in addition, the death toll from the pager explosion in lebanon on the 17th has risen to 12, with nearly 3,000 injured.
an anonymous source said hezbollah bought the walkie-talkies five months ago, around the same time it bought the pagers.
hezbollah has blamed israel for both bombings, but israel has not made any public comment.
the times of israel stated that the united states once again distanced itself from the lebanese bombing on the 18th, refused to make further comments on the matter, and said that diplomatic means were the best way to prevent the israel-lebanon conflict from further expanding.
according to cnn, un secretary-general guterres expressed shock on the 18th over the two consecutive days of communication equipment explosions in lebanon.
earlier in the day, guterres commented on the explosion on the 17th, saying that the incident showed that "the situation in lebanon faces a serious risk of a sharp escalation and every effort must be made to avoid an escalation of the situation."
he said the logic behind the explosions was to carry out a preemptive strike before a major military operation.
reuters said that at the request of arab countries, the un security council will hold a meeting on the 20th to discuss the lebanon explosion.
according to reuters and the times of israel, as tensions between israel and hezbollah intensify, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu issued a video statement on the 18th, saying that tens of thousands of residents evacuated from israel's northern border area will be allowed to return home. on the same day, israeli defense minister galant said that the israeli army is transferring resources to the northern border. the commander of the idf northern command, golding, also said on the same day that the military is determined to change the security situation on the northern border as soon as possible.
the report pointed out that several israeli officials chose to issue statements on the evening of the 18th, which seemed to imply that a full-scale war between israel and hezbollah was brewing.
according to reuters, saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman said on the 18th that saudi arabia would not establish diplomatic relations with israel unless palestine established an independent state, and strongly condemned israel's crimes against palestinians.
it is reported that after a new round of israeli-palestinian conflict broke out in october last year, saudi arabia suspended its plans to restore normal relations with israel.
according to the palestinian news agency, palestinian president abbas welcomed mohammed's statement that day and expressed deep gratitude for saudi arabia's position.
according to the un official website, the un general assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on the 18th, calling on israel to end its illegal occupation of palestinian territory within the next 12 months. the resolution requires israel to abide by international law and withdraw its troops, immediately stop all new settlement activities, withdraw all settlers from the occupied territories, and dismantle part of the separation wall it built in the occupied west bank.
the general assembly resolution strongly condemned the israeli government's disregard and violation of its obligations under the un charter, international law and un resolutions, stressing that such actions seriously threaten regional and international peace and security.
according to the palestinian news agency, abbas welcomed the resolution on the 18th, saying that the resolution demonstrated the consensus of the international community on the fairness of the palestinian issue and was a victory for the palestinians' inalienable right to self-determination and the right to establish an independent state. (end)
