Lebanese army soldiers stand guard as an ambulance rushes wounded people to a hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters. – Hundreds of people were wounded when Hezbollah members’ paging devices exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on September 17, in what a source close to the militant movement said was an “Israeli breach” of its communications. (Photo by Anwar AMRO / AFP)
The Lebanese Minister of Education called for the closure of all public and private schools, including universities on Wednesday in condemnation for a mass pager attack that killed nine and wounded some 2,800 across Lebanon.
Minister Abbas al Halabi said schools and universities across Lebanon will close to condemn “the criminal act committed by the Israeli enemy against Lebanese citizens.”
Nine people have been killed and some 2,800 injured in suspected coordinated explosions of the hand-held telecommunications devices across Lebanon, mainly targeting pro-Iranian Hezbollah members.
The Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah blamed Israel for the detonations, threatening retaliation.
Most of the victims suffered injuries to the hand, while some were also injured in the face, abdomen and the eyes, according to the health ministry.
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