Hezbollah leader threatens Israel with retaliation for device explosions, does not say when – World

BEIRUT, September 19. /TASS/. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah repeated threats that Israel will face retaliation for recent electronic device explosions in Lebanon, but did not say when that might happen.

“Undoubtedly, what happened is a serious and unprecedented aggression that will be followed by heavy repression and just retribution,” Nasrallah said in a speech broadcast by Al Manar TV. “I will not speak about the time and place.”

The Hezbollah leader has previously threatened Israel with a “just response.”

On September 17 and 18, Lebanon saw numerous explosions of communication devices and other electronic gadgets. On the first day, a large number of pagers exploded almost simultaneously in different parts of the country. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the explosions killed 12 people, including two children, and injured more than 2,000 others. The next day, explosions hit radios, telephones and other devices powered by solar energy and lithium-ion batteries. A second wave of attacks killed 25 people and injured 608 others.