The minister explained in a press conference that 12 people were killed in the first wave of pager explosions on Tuesday and 25 people in the second wave of wireless explosions on Wednesday.
The Minister of Health said, “The number of wounded who arrived at hospitals in the attacks of September 17 is 2,323. Among the wounded, 1,343 were recorded as being in moderate or serious condition.”
The Lebanese Hezbollah announced the killing of 20 of its members in Wednesday’s bombings, while a source close to it told Agence France-Presse that they were killed in wireless communication device bombings attributed to Israel.
This attack comes the day after a similar unprecedented attack that the party attributed to Israel, and caused 12 deaths and about 3 thousand injuries, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, in explosions of Hezbollah pagers.
These explosions are considered the deadliest since the beginning of the cross-border shelling between the Lebanese group and Israel nearly a year ago, which is fueling tensions between the two sides.
Hezbollah accused Israel of being behind the explosions and vowed to respond.
Israeli officials did not comment on the explosions, but security sources said the security apparatus Mossad He is responsible for that.
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