Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog met for a security briefing on Wednesday morning. Apart from this, Israel’s Army Chief of Staff General Herzi Halevi also held a meeting with senior military commanders. He reviewed preparations for attack and defense at the earliest. Citizens are urged to be alert and vigilant.
Lebanon is in a state of panic after a series of pager explosions on September 17. Many Hezbollah fighters were killed in the attack. Around 4 thousand people are said to have been injured at the same time. Lebanon has accused Israel of being behind these serial blasts. Hezbollah has threatened to retaliate. Against this backdrop, Israel has become alert. Israel has deployed 20,000 soldiers on the border with Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog met for a security briefing on Wednesday morning. Apart from this, Israel’s Army Chief of Staff General Herzi Halevi also held a meeting with senior military commanders. He reviewed the preparations for attack and defense at the earliest. Citizens are urged to be alert and vigilant. However, the Israeli military refused to answer questions about the pager blasts in Lebanon.
After months of operations in the Gaza Strip under the Southern Command, Israel has now decided to deploy the IDF’s 98th Division in northern Israel. This decision has been taken in the background of increasing tension with Hizbullah. The paratroopers and commando divisions will now join the Northern Command’s 36th Division. The 98th Division, with about 20,000 soldiers, was recalled from Khan Yunis in southern Gaza in late August. More than 4 thousand people injured
According to the latest figures, 12 people have died. This includes 10 Hezbollah fighters. More than 4000 people are said to have been injured. The main target was Beirut. The areas targeted were Dahiya, Bekaa, Nabatia, Bint Jebel, South Beirut and South Lebanon in Beirut. Almost 100 explosions have also spread fear in many parts of Syria. Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar’s son was also killed in the pager blast. Also, Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was injured. His eye is deeply injured.
This is the situation now in Lebanon
After this series of blasts on September 17, there has been excitement in both the countries. People in Lebanon are in a state of fear. The government has asked people to throw away the pagers immediately. Today, Wednesday, the day after the attack, the streets of Lebanon were empty. The pages of newspapers and magazines are filled with pictures of the attack. There is a flood of injured outside the hospitals. Security personnel are stationed at every corner and every suspicious looking person is being interrogated.
In addition, schools, colleges and offices in Lebanon have been locked down. People are afraid to go out. In the wake of the blasts, people have thrown away pagers and are now afraid to even use phones. The situation is that the footpaths where people used to walk in the morning are now empty. Shops and markets are also closed. There is an atmosphere of fear among people everywhere, and the question is also being raised as to how the pager suddenly exploded.
