According to the Lebanese Minister of Health and the Lebanese Civil Defense, 8 Lebanese people died and more than 2,800 were wounded and over 200 are seriously injured across 100 hospitals, as a result of the explosion of wireless communication devices. Patients are being transferred to different governorates in Lebanon as hospitals in southern Lebanon have exceeded their capacity – RNN.

Iranian media outlet Mehr News reported that the Iranian ambassador to Beirut Mojtaba Amani was injured in the attack that targeted communication devices in Lebanon, prompting them to explode – Al Mayadeen.

Among the martyrs was the ten-year-old Lebanese child Fatima Jaafar Abdullah – QNN media.

Following the cyber attack, Hezbollah made an announcement
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
At approximately 3:30 PM on Tuesday, 17-09-2024, several communication devices known as “pagers” carried by a number of workers in various units and institutions of Hezbollah exploded. These explosions, whose causes still remain unknown, have resulted in the martyrdom of a young girl and two [of our] brothers so far, and have injured a large number of others with varying degrees of severity.
The specialized units in Hezbollah are currently conducting a comprehensive security and scientific investigation to determine the causes of these simultaneous explosions. Medical and clinical teams are also treating the wounded and injured in several hospitals across different Lebanese regions.
We ask Allah the Almighty to grant mercy to our righteous martyrs on the path to Al-Quds, and we pray for a swift recovery for the wounded. We also call upon our honorable people to be cautious of rumors and false and misleading information spread by some parties, which serve the psychological warfare in favor of the zionist enemy, especially as this is accompanied by speeches of intimidation and threats from the zionist enemy regarding the so-called changing of the situation in the north.
We affirm that the resistance, at all levels and across its various units, remains at the highest level of preparedness to defend Lebanon and its steadfast people.
Tuesday, 17-09-2024
13 Rabi’ al-Awwal 1446 Hijri