The U.N. Security Council is slated to meet on Sept. 20 to discuss the blasts.
Hezbollah’s leader warned on Sept. 19 that remote attacks that have targeted pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon are tantamount to a “declaration of war.”
“There is no doubt that we have been subjected to a major security and military blow that is unprecedented in the history of the resistance and unprecedented in the history of Lebanon,” Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address.
He blamed Israel for the explosive attacks, saying, “This type of killing, targeting, and crime may be unprecedented in the world.”
Such attacks “crossed all red lines,” he said.
“The enemy went beyond all controls, laws, and morals,” he said.
In his address, which was filmed in front of an all-red background, Nasrallah did not indicate how Hezbollah would respond.
“I will not speak about time, or form, or place,” he stated.
Nasrallah said in his address that thousands of pagers have exploded, with some explosions occurring in hospitals, stores, and other public areas.
Iran, which has long been suspected of backing Hezbollah, responded to the widespread remote attacks in Lebanon as well, also blaming Israel. Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was among those injured in this week’s explosions, state-run media said.
Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sept. 18 that the regime will respond to Amani’s injury in the explosive attacks.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will duly follow up on the attack against its ambassador in Lebanon, which resulted in his injury, and reserves its rights under international law to take required measures deemed necessary to respond to such a heinous crime and violation,” Iravani wrote, according to Iranian state-run media.
Lebanon’s government and Hezbollah, which is designated as a terrorist group by the United States, have blamed Israel for attacks on the group’s communications equipment.
The attacks killed 37 people and wounded about 3,000, Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said on Sept. 19, overwhelming Lebanese hospitals and wreaking havoc on the terror group.
