📰 An opinion article by the Washington post about the events, sharing to show U.S. current standpoint

The US sense is that Hezbullah is confused, panicked and that it won’t make an immediate miliary response. If there is an attack, US officials believe Israel can contain the damage & if necessary, the US will help Israel.

When Hezbullah considers how to respond, they should consider that Israel may have more surprises for them. And Israel does,” one source familiar with Israeli thinking, told David Ignatius.

U.S. officials were in contact with Iran through a back channel on Tuesday to convey that the United States did not have any role on the attack: Ignatius

And because it appears to have Hezbollah’s number, quite literally, Israel can send messages warning surviving operatives that they will be killed if they try to retaliate, one U.S. source told Ignatius.

⭕️ Statement issued by the Islamic Resistance:

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

"Permission to fight has been given to those who are being fought, because they have been wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."

God Almighty is true

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon extends its highest congratulations and warmest condolences to the families of the honorable martyrs who died yesterday, Tuesday, whether on the southern front in Blida and Majdal Silm, or the martyrs who died in the treacherous and widespread aggression through the bombing of communication devices (pagers). It also asks God Almighty to grant the dear wounded a speedy recovery.

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon will continue today, as in all the past days, its blessed operations to support Gaza, its people, and its resistance, and to defend Lebanon, its people, and its sovereignty.

This path is continuous and separate from the difficult reckoning that the criminal enemy must await for its massacre on Tuesday that it committed against our people, our families, and our mujahideen in Lebanon.This is another reckoning that will come, God willing.

What happened yesterday will increase our determination and resolve to continue on the path of jihad and resistance, and we are absolutely certain of God Almighty’s promise to the faithful, patient mujahidin of victory, God willing.

And victory comes only from God, the Almighty, the Wise.
Wednesday 18-9-2024
14 Rabi` al-Awwal 1446 AH

📷 And moments after the statement, a red alert in Metulla

✈️ Transavia, AirFrance, and Kuwait Airways have canceled flights to Beirut, Lebanon today.

Lufthansa Group had already suspended flights to Beirut back on August 1st, and kept extending the cancelations

By: The NewArab

🇮🇱l🇱🇧 Additional western intelligence confirms that the timing of the operation was because Hezbullah uncovered the fault in the pager recently.

The U.S. officials were told by Israel, that they either had to use this asset, or lose it. "It was a use it or lose it moment," one U.S. official said describing the reasoning Israel gave the U.S. for the timing of the attack

It was a strategic asset meant before a ground invasion or 3rd Lebanon war opening wave, meant to cripple Hezbullah till defeat. It was meant to be the weapon that could tip the balance.

Currently there are 3,000 Lebanese hospitalized, exceeding Lebanon's health care ability.

🇱🇧 Sending help for Lebanon!

- 20 doctors and health workers from Iraq arrived at Beirut airport, in addition to more than 15 tons of Iraqi aid.

- A delegation from the Iranian Red Crescent, including 12 doctors, 12 nurses and paramedics, leaves Tehran for Beirut

No other countries pledged aid, support, or medical help.

🇱🇧l🇮🇷 Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was seriously injured in his eyes, according to several reports

A few decades ago, Israel tried to assassinate the Iranian ambassador in Syria, and a man who played a role in supporting the rise of Hezbullah, through a rigged book that exploded in this face. He survived, but suffered severe injuries.

🇮🇱l🇺🇸 Walla Hebrew media contradicts the U.S. lie, and confirms Israel's Gallant informed US's Austin about the attacks beforehand that morning.

📹 Footage of the Israeli airstrike in Blida, yesterday morning, that resulted in several casualties.

📹 The Israeli army released additional footage of their attacks yesterday, including the attack on Majdal Selem that killed 3.

They also took credit for the overnight attacks in Odaiseh, Sheheen, Markaba, and Maroun al-Raa

⭕️ Hezbullah's SG to speak tomorrow at 5 p.m. to discuss the situation in Lebanon.

🤡 The clown show by Israel has started

Israel is preparing for an attack by Hezbullah: alert has been raised in the air defense systems, the air force and the Amman

1- Expect lots of news about preparations
2- Attempts for a "pre-emptive" attack to foil things
3- A lot of war mongering
4- A lot of playing the victim card

🇹🇼l🇱🇧 The Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said that BAC Consulting KFT based in Budapest had a license to use its brand and made the model of pagers used in the detonations in Lebanon yesterday.

🥀 The second civilian casualty in yesterday's criminal attack has been identified as Ataa Mubarak Al-Dirani from the town of Qasr Naba in the Beqaa.

She succumbed to her wounds this morning.

🥀 The third civilian casualty, the second child, is Bilal Kanj from Ghobeiry in Beirut.

📰 Lebanese Ministry of Health:

- Death toll is now higher than yesterday's reported 9
- 200 are in ICU, hundreds faced amputations
- An updated toll at 1 p.m today

✍ The death toll for now can be summarized to:
- 7 or 8 men (rest was in airstrike)
- 2 children
- 1 woman

📷 Sirens in HaGalil HaElyon, Mevo'ot HaHermon councils.

🥀 Al-Rasul Al-A'zam hospital mourns the deaths of its employee, Mohamed Hassan Nourredine who was killed while on shift at the hospital, in the detonation of his pager.

The death of some, with the common weapon used to injure thousands, highlights how bad their injuries are and the legality of the explosion. If someone at shift in a hospital couldn't be saved, imagine those at supermarkets, schools, universities, work, homes, etc...

False alert

False alert

🇱🇧|🇮🇱 The first credible signs of a will to invade south Lebanon

Officially, in the IDF it has been decided: the elite 98th Division will move to the northern arena.

The division was planned to continue fighting in the Gaza Strip, but in the last day it was decided to divert it north, to the Lebanese border.