What happened in the 2024 pager and radio blasts in Lebanon
Thousands of pagers and hundreds of handheld walkie-talkies exploded in several locations across Lebanon on September 17 and 18, 2024. The incidents disrupted Hezbollah operations and caused severe injuries, according to NDTV’s account of the attacks later referenced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Thousands of pagers and hundreds of handheld walkie-talkies exploded at multiple locations across Lebanon on September 17 and 18, 2024. The incidents affected devices used by Hezbollah and disrupted the group’s operations, according to NDTV. Many people were reported to have suffered severe injuries in the blasts.
The explosions involved two types of communications equipment: pagers and walkie-talkies. The attacks occurred over two days, with the devices detonating in different locations rather than at a single site. The supplied material does not identify who carried out the attacks, explain how the devices were compromised or provide a detailed account of the casualties.
It also does not give information about the subsequent investigation or the wider political and military consequences. NDTV presented the incidents as the 2024 pager attacks on Hezbollah. The attacks were later referred to by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations, although the supplied material does not include his remarks or the circumstances in which he mentioned them.
This independently written report is based on information supplied by the named publisher. Vertrix News has not independently verified the source report.