In a press briefing, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby clarified that the United States was not involved in the two waves of explosions in Lebanon days ago which specifically targeted certain types of pagers and walkie-talkies.
When questioned about the White House’s response to Israeli Security Minister Yoav Gallant’s comments on “a new era of the war” and the potential for the explosions to trigger further escalation, John Kirby stated, “We want to see the war end, and everything we’ve done from the start has been aimed at preventing escalation.” He added that the US believes “a diplomatic solution is still possible.”
Earlier on Wednesday, “Israel” detonated two-way radio receivers widely used in Lebanon in a second wave of its electronic terrorist attack after blowing up telecommunication pagers on Tuesday, Axios reported, citing two informed sources.
On Wednesday afternoon, a series of explosions were reported across Beirut, South Lebanon, and Bekaa. Video footage posted on social media showed a telecommunication device, more commonly known as a walkie-talkie, exploding during the funeral procession of a Hezbollah member, killed in yesterday’s attack.
Source:Al Mayadeen
