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Special envoy. The pagers announced the war
The pagers announced the war
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On September 17 in Lebanon, the explosion of thousands of pagers created panic. All of these devices belonged to members of Hezbollah. Israeli raids then targeted the headquarters of the Shiite Islamist movement, then the south of the country, leaving the population in the turmoil of war.
Beirut has once again become a war zone and all of Lebanon is on the verge of chaos. It all started on September 17, when hundreds of beepers exploded simultaneously, killing 9 people and injuring nearly 2,800 people. That day, at exactly 3:30 p.m., explosions rang out across the country, and even in Syria. Pagers, or pagers, small boxes from the 1990s, were trapped.
Twenty-four hours later, new detonations rang out: they were walkie-talkies which contained an explosive charge. All of these devices were used by members of Hezbollah. These attacks were not claimed but were attributed to the Israeli secret services.
Quickly, Israeli raids targeted the entire Hezbollah staff to decimate the movement, up to its historic leader for three decades, Hassan Nasrallah, eliminated on September 27. In Lebanon, Hezbollah is a sort of state within a state, both a political force in Parliament and a militia which reportedly contains more fighters than the Lebanese army. And he does not seem ready to capitulate, calling for resistance, even revenge.
Is Lebanon at risk of falling back into civil war? More than a million people have already had to flee their homes, a quarter of the Lebanese population.
A report by Rola Tarsissi, Clément Le Goff, Elodie Delevoye and Marielle Krouk, broadcast in “Special Envoy” on October 10, 2024.
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