War monitor says 14 people wounded in Syria in Hezbollah pager blasts
Fourteen people have been wounded in Syria when pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded there, a Britain-based war monitor says, adding to a toll of at least 2,750 people injured in Lebanon.
“Fourteen people whose nationalities are unknown have been wounded in Damascus and its countryside after pagers used by Hezbollah exploded,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Syria condemns ‘new bloody crime’ in Lebanon
Syria expressed solidarity with the Lebanese people and says it “stands by their side in their right to defend themselves”.
The series of pager blasts, it said, reflects “Israel’s desire to expand the scope of the war and its thirst to shed more blood,” in the region, the foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state-news agency SANA.
It called on nations to “unequivocally condemn this aggression”.
Hamas condemns ‘Zionist enemy’s aggression’ in Lebanon
Hamas says the series of pager blasts is a “crime that defies all laws” and it holds the Israeli government fully responsible. “This terrorist act is part of the Zionist enemy’s larger aggression on the region,” Hamas said in a statement.
The group hailed Hezbollah’s “efforts and sacrifices” as it continues to back and support the Palestinian people.
Lebanese Civil Defense first-responders carry a man who was wounded after his handheld pager exploded in the southern port city of Sidon
Son of a Hezbollah legislator among the dead in Lebanon
The son of a member of Hezbollah’s bloc in Lebanon’s Parliament is among those killed. The sons of two other senior officials are wounded, a Hezbollah official says.
Prominent Hezbollah legislator Ali Ammar spoke to The Associated Press after his son, Mahdi, was killed. “This is a new Israeli aggression against Lebanon. The resistance will retaliate in a suitable way at the suitable time.”
A Hezbollah official said the wounded include the son of Hezbollah legislator Hassan Fadlallah and the son of senior security official Wafiq Safa. The official spoke on condition of anonymity.
