Beirut, Lebanon (DT/AP) โ Lebanon experienced another wave of explosions today, just one day after a targeted pager attack on Hezbollah.
Israelโs defense minister has declared the start of a โnew phaseโ of the war as Israel turns its focus toward the northern front against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
Speaking to Israeli troops on Wednesday, Yoav Gallant made no mention of the mysterious explosions of electronic devices in Lebanon in recent days. But he praised the work of Israelโs army and security agencies, saying โthe results are very impressive.โ
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He said that after months of war against Hamas militants in Gaza, โthe center of gravity is shifting to the north by diverting resources and forces.โ
โWe are at the start of a new phase in the war โ it requires courage, determination and perseverance,โ he said.
Explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices, Hezbollah officials and state media said Wednesday, reporting walkie-talkies and even solar equipment being targeted a day after hundreds of pagers blew up. At least nine people were killed and 300 were wounded, the Health Ministry said.
Several blasts were heard at the funeral in Beirut for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by exploding pagers the day before, according to Associated Press journalists at the scene. An AP photographer in the southern coastal city of Sidon saw a car and a mobile phone shop damaged after devices exploded inside of them.
A Hezbollah official told the AP that walkie-talkies used by the group exploded. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. Lebanonโs official news agency reports that solar energy systems exploded in homes in several areas of Beirut and in southern Lebanon, wounding at least one girl.
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