Walkie-talkies, belonging to the Hezbollahexploded in Lebanon on September 18. This attack comes less than 24 hours after the explosion of the pagers against the terrorist organization.
A series of walkie-talkie explosions have killed nine people and injured at least 300 others, Lebanon’s health ministry said on September 18. A source within Hezbollah, a Shiite terrorist organization, confirmed that personal radios used by the group were targeted in the attack. According to British media outlet The Guardian, a senior source said the explosions were “small in size,” similar to Tuesday’s attacks.
In a video posted on social media, a Hezbollah member is thrown after an explosion at a funeral for fighters killed Tuesday by the wave of pager blasts. As a reminder, pagers belonging to Hezbollah exploded simultaneously on September 17, killing 12 people and injuring 3,000 others.
The Shiite group blames Israel, calling the act a “criminal aggression.” Israel has not claimed responsibility for any of the operations.
A model of walkie-talkie used by Hezbollah for several years
According to the first images on social networks, Hezbollah used one particular model of walkie-talkie, the ICOM V82. Several photos taken after the explosions show the same device, damaged after the explosion. The battery is most often destroyed, meaning that the explosive charge was probably grafted to the back.
- Hezbollah propaganda images from 2022 show the military equipped with these ICOM V82s. This model is manufactured in Japan.
- According to CNN political analyst Barak Ravid, the personal radios, passed to Hezbollah, were part of the militia’s emergency communications system, which was supposed to be used in the event of war with Israel.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that a shipment of pagers was delivered “recently” to the Islamist organization. These pagers were allegedly rigged in advance. The walkie-talkies were allegedly supplied at the same time.
- The explosions were said to be more serious, with vehicles reportedly catching fire after the explosion.
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- Several other electronic devices have caught fire, such as fingerprint readers, but there is no indication at this time that these incidents are linked to walkie-talkies.
According to CNN, Israeli officials informed the United States on Tuesday that they were planning an operation in Lebanon, but gave no details about their intentions.
