Hundreds of walkie-talkies and solar devices detonated across Lebanon yesterday in an apparent second round of explosions, killing at least 20 people and wounding 450 others, per Lebanese Health Ministry figures. The incident comes less than 24 hours after a suspected Israeli attack exploded 5,000 Hezbollah-owned pagers across Lebanon and Syria, killing 12 people, including a nine-year-old girl, and wounding 2,800 others.
The devices were used by members of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group, with pagers ordered five months ago to evade Israeli surveillance. An investigation into how they exploded and their global supply chain is ongoing. The attacks come after Hezbollah and Israel have engaged in months of cross-border missile and rocket strikes, displacing 60,000 people in Israel and almost 100,000 in Lebanon. Israel has not commented on the explosions. Hezbollah's leader is set to speak today.
Separately, the UN General Assembly voted 124-14 yesterday to pass a nonbinding resolution calling on Israel to evacuate all Palestinian territories within one year. The US opposed the measure; 43 countries abstained.
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