Amid the Hezbollah pager incident, I’m reminded of what a Pentagon official told me not long ago: “We have let Israel face 0 consequences for crossing all our red lines in Gaza so they are emboldened & know they face no consequences for going into Lebanon” huffpost.com/entry/israel-l…

My family and friends in Sur describe surreal and shocking scenes. People running through the streets, women hitting their faces, mass confusion and hysteria, ambulances racing by, rescue workers crying. #Lebanon

The discussions that are going to occur in the coming days not just inside Lebanon, but outside about this kind of mass technological vulnerability in the global society are going to be nothing short of terrifying. We are in uncharted territory within already uncharted territory.

We shouldn’t underestimate the psychological impact of today’s attack. By this point we’ve all seen videos of people who unwittingly carried bombs in their pockets into public places. That’s a difficult image to get out of your head.

US denies involvement or prior knowledge of the attack in Lebanon. Reporter: It doesn’t much guesswork who the most likely culprit would be…do you have any doubt it would be Israel Miller: I don’t have any assessment to offer

Thinking about rules relating to booby traps under Amended Protocol II of the CCW for no particular reason.

"We were not aware of this incident," White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre said after pager explosions killed at least nine people and injured around 2,800 across Lebanon. Adds the U.S. was not involved, declines to speculate.

From a White House official: "Vice President Harris called former President Trump this afternoon to speak with him directly to express that she is grateful he is safe. It was a cordial and brief conversation."

Al Jazeera is saying that the pagers in the Israeli attack were indeed packed with explosives and were imported into Lebanese territory *five months ago*, and Axios says that the decision was made by the Israeli state to detonate the pagers a week ago.

Legal considerations aside, the implications of this attack are terrifying. Also, the amount of injuries seems to indicate that no precautions against indiscriminate targeting were taken…

Reuters: Communications devices used by Hezbollah detonate across Lebanon's south and in southern suburbs of Beirut, security source and witnesses tell Reuters

The UN rights chief called for those responsible for the pager explosions in Lebanon to be "held to account," lamenting the targeting of individuals "without knowledge as to who was in possession of the devices, their location and their surroundings at the time of the attack."

Lebanon: 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah was in the kitchen "when a pager on the table began to beep, her aunt said. She picked up the device to bring it to her father and was holding it when it exploded, mangling her face and leaving the room covered in blood" nytimes.com/2024/09/18/wor…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's official news agency reports that home solar energy systems exploded in several areas of Beirut.

The UNGA adopted a resolution demanding that Israel "brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence" in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 124 in favour, 14 against, 43 abstain.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half-point - the first decline in borrowing costs in four years.

The doctor said that the injuries were unlike anything they had seen before: “It’s transforming 2,000 people into disabled [people] at the same time.” ‘Sophisticated evil’: Beirut medics and civilians horrified by pager attacks. theguardian.com/world/2024/sep…

Actress Jessica Alba introduced President Biden at a Hispanic Heritage Month reception.