Israel
BREAKING: Hezbollah Handheld Radios Explode in Lebanon, Just One Day After Pager Detonations
Handheld radio devices used by Hezbollah militants exploded across Lebanon on Wednesday, just one day after a similar scenario, when pagers used by the terror group’s leaders detonated, wounding hundreds.
The deadly blasts occurred in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut and a key Hezbollah stronghold, according to Lebanese news outlets, writes National Review. Reports also indicate that at least one of the explosions happened near the funeral of a Hezbollah member who was killed in Tuesday’s pager explosions.
Ronen Bergman, an Israeli investigative reporter, claimed that the handheld devices were military-grade walkie-talkies used for the Iran-backed terror group’s internal communications to conduct terrorism, according to the Times of Israel. He noted that the blasts on Wednesday were larger and more destructive than those from the previous day, suggesting that the devices were equipped with stronger explosives.
“The attacks were designed to underline the vulnerability of Hezbollah’s entire military communications networks,” Bergman said. In a separate but related incident, Lebanese state media reported that home solar energy systems in Beirut also exploded around the same time as the radio devices, adding to the chaos.
According to a Lebanese security source, Hezbollah had purchased the walkie-talkies five months ago, around the same time the organization acquired the pagers that exploded on Tuesday.
While Israel has not commented on the explosions, the timing coincided with Hezbollah’s launching of 20 rockets into Israeli territory. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that several of these projectiles were intercepted.
Israel
President-Elect Trump to Hamas: ‘Release Hostages Now’ or there will be ‘Hell to Pay’
Following the release of a Hamas propaganda video with footage of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander, 20, alive after over 420 days in captivity, as well as the IDF having confirmed the death of American-Israeli Captain Omer Neutra who was abducted during the October 7th attack, Trump is not mincing words.
United States President-elect Donald Trump declared Monday that there will be “hell to pay” if the hostages held by Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza are not freed before his inauguration on January 20. The message marked the first time since November’s election that the former chief executive commented on the situation facing captured Israeli citizens in the coastal enclave, reports Foreign Desk News.
Writing on his Truth Social account, the former president warned the captors, “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity. Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!”
During the October 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel, the invaders kidnapped 251 individuals after killing almost 1,200 civilians and responding security forces.
Following negotiations and rescue operations led by the Israeli military over the past year, authorities in Jerusalem estimate about 60 of the 95 remaining abductees are still alive, adds FDN.
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