At least 20 people have died and more than 450 have been injured in the second wave of explosions on wireless communication devices devices in Lebanon, the Ministry of Health reported, the BBC reported.
This comes in yesterday's second wave of explosions, a day after a series of deadly pager blasts by members of the pro-Iranian group "Hezbollah”.
Walkie-talkies used by members of the armed group "Hezbollah” exploded in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon - areas considered its strongholds.
Some of the blasts occurred during funerals for some of the 12 people the ministry said were killed in the explosion of pagers belonging to members of “Hezbollah” on Tuesday. "Hezbollah" blamed Israel for this attack. Israel has not commented.
The attacks came as Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Galant announced a "new phase in the war” and when a division of the Israeli army was transferred to the north.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of the "serious risk of a dramatic escalation” and called on all parties to "exercise maximum restraint”.
"Obviously the logic behind detonating all these devices is to do it as a pre-emptive strike before a major military operation,” he told reporters.