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Rising Tensions in Lebanon: Beirut Explosions Under Investigation, War Crimes Allegations Surface


As the matter regarding the explosions of pagers and wireless devices in Beirut the capital city of Lebanon is being taken for examination and study, before that could happen we have seen already the US chicken out from this by saying that it has no knowledge of this and it is under investigation. UK has asked the UN to refer this to the ICJ as a war crime and we will have more on this after a response from the UN officially.

Having said this the whole process could take time before a draft is being written in the UNSC to be taken for voting by the members of the UNSC. That on one side the war seems to have been escalated to the North of Israel as already troops have been moving to the place bordering Lebanon. Still to come and is being widely expected to hear from the Secretary General of the Hezbollah later on today.

Opinions are being discussed as to the nature of this war can lead to with the latest technological warfare. Reports from the Lebanese Health Ministry shows the number of death until now at 32 and the injured including children and the elderly to be anywhere between 2000 and 3000. The Lebanese Government has banned the use of pagers and wireless mobile phones in all flights. Later today we expect to hear from Secretary General of the Hezbollah. Israel Government has not taken responsibility for these blasts so far in the last 72 hours in Lebanon.


 

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