The second wave of carnage hit a day after thousands of exploding pagers used by the group left almost 3,000 people injured and a dozen dead, including civilians and children.
At least 32 people died and thousands were injured in the attacks on Hezbollah. Experts warn the group could seek to retaliate in a similar fashion against Israel Hezbollah has been left reeling by a spate of shocking explosions in the past two days that killed at least 32 people and wounded thousands across Lebanon and Syria when their communications equipment detonated without warning.
'It's unlikely they're going to respond with an airstrike or a drone strike. Now that Israel has expanded the black ops space, which they have done effectively, we will probably see Hezbollah responding to this with another black operation,' Andreas Krieg, senior lecturer at King's College London's school of security studies told MailOnline.
Men carry the coffin of Mohammad Mahdi Ammar, son of Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament, Ali Ammar, who was killed amid the detonation of pagers across Lebanon, during his funeral in Beirut, Lebanon September 18, 2024But experts are in almost unanimous agreement that the Mossad and the special operations divisions of Israel's Defence Forces are the only elements with the capability and the motive to orchestrate such a campaign.
'In one sweeping attack, with both significant operational and psychological ramifications, these very low-tech devices were used against Hezbollah, deepening the stress and embarrassment on its leaders,' he said. 'Physical paralysis, because it makes it very difficult for them to communicate now safely for at least a matter of days if not weeks. But apart from that, Hezbollah now knows that Israel could potentially strike when they least expect it, and they can do it without drones or missiles.
Read More Lebanon explosions: The eight unanswered questions about the detonating pagers, walkie-talkies and solar panels that brought Hezbollah to its knees in a wave of surprise attacks from Israel's spy agency Mossad Hezbollah has previously signalled that they will continue to fight Israel until the war in Gaza is brought to an end.
Israel began moving more troops to its border with Lebanon on Wednesday as a precautionary measure, according to an official with knowledge of the movements who spoke on condition of anonymity. Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on September 18, 2024
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