More than 2,000 members of Hezbollah were injured after simultaneous explosions of their pagers

At least eight people were killed and more than 2,000 others, including Hezbollah fighters, medics and Iran's representative in Beirut, were wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they used to communicate exploded across Lebanon.

This is reported by Reuters citing a source in the organization.

Lebanon's state news agency reports that, among other things, explosions were heard in the southern district of the capital Beirut, which is considered a stronghold of Hezbollah, as well as in several other regions of the country.

An unnamed Hezbollah official told Reuters it was “the biggest failure of the security services”. organizations recently.

Hezbollah confirmed in a statement the death of at least three people, including two of its fighters. It is noted that the third deceased was a girl, adding that the causes of the explosions are being investigated. One of the dead fighters was the son of a Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament, two security sources told Reuters.

Reuters reports that explosions rang out for more than 30 minutes.

A Reuters reporter saw ambulances rushing through Beirut's southern suburbs amid widespread panic.

In the "Hezbollah" consider what happened as a result of the work of the Israeli special services: they allegedly managed to infiltrate the ranks of a terrorist organization and install explosive devices in pagers.

Israel usually does not comment on such reports.

Sources of the 12 TV channel in Lebanese security forces said that the leadership of Hezbollah has called on its fighters to temporarily stop using the issued means of communication.

Israel has repeatedly threatened to launch a military operation to drive Hezbollah from the border areas of Lebanon and to stop constant shelling by the group.< /p>

After October 7, when the Hamas group invaded the territory of Israel, and the Israeli army began an operation in the Gaza Strip, there are almost daily skirmishes with Hezbollah on the border with Lebanon.

Both Hezbollah and Hamas rely on Iran's support.