Hezbollah official calls it the group’s ‘biggest security breach’ in nearly a year of cross-border fire with Israel.
  • archomrade [he/him]English
    34•3 months ago

    Likely because the bulk of those wounded by this attack were not Hezbollah

    I don’t even know how you’d reasonably expect to only injure your targets in an attack as widespread and remote as this one. Seems blatantly indiscriminate at best.

    • @Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
      5•3 months ago

      Likely because the bulk of those wounded by this attack were not Hezbollah

      What makes you think that? These pagers were bought by Hesbollah to be used by their guys.

      • archomrade [he/him]English
        14•3 months ago

        Uhhh, because these were bombs - bombs that were remotely and indiscriminately detonated. Some of the people were driving, some standing next to children or on busses full of people. There are reports of children who died because they were standing next to a target at head-level with the pager.There’s no guarantee they were even being carried by “Hezbollah’s guys”.

        I don’t even know why anyone would assume otherwise. This was a loosely targeted terror attack

      • Aatube
        19•3 months ago

        At least 12 people were killed after the attacks,[60][1][61] and more than 2,750 were wounded.[5][6] Civilians were also killed,[10][13][14] including four healthcare workers[62] and two children.[63] It is not clear if only Hezbollah members were carrying the pagers.[19] Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said the vast majority of those being treated in emergency rooms were in civilian clothing and their Hezbollah affiliation was unclear.[64] He added the casualties included elderly people as well as young children. According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, healthcare workers were also injured and it advised all healthcare workers to discard their pagers.[64][65]

      • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        20•3 months ago

        These pagers were bought by Hesbollah

        All we know is that a bunch of exploding pagers were distributed through Lebanon. The IDF claims they were given to Hezbollah agents, but they’ve been caught lying regularly.