Weaponising an object used by civilians is strictly prohibited’ While the pagers and walkie-talkies rigged to explode were used by Hezbollah members, there was no guarantee who was holding the device at the time it detonated. Many of the casualties were not Hezbollah fighters but members of the group’s extensive civilian operations mainly serving Lebanon’s Shia community. At least two health workers were among those killed on Tuesday. Doctors, nurses, paramedics, charity workers, teachers and office administrators work for Hezbollah-linked organisations, and an unknown number had pagers. Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor of law and international peace studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, said booby traps are banned under international law. “Weaponising an object used by civilians is strictly prohibited,” she said. The UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, called for an independent investigation into the mass explosions, saying, “the fear and terror unleashed is profound”. In the village of Nabi Sheet in the Bekaa Valley, dozens gathered to mourn nine-year-old Fatima Abdullah, another victim of a pager blast. Her mother – wearing black and donning a yellow Hezbollah scarf – wept alongside other women and children as they gathered around the little girl’s coffin before her burial. https://www.aljazeera.com/
Israel doesn't give a shit about international law. America doesn't give a shit that Israel doesn't give a shit.
And America wants to somehow create a framework for peace in this huge fissco. LMFAO, the stupidity is profound. America, becoming dumber by the day.
Israel's exploding pagers plot looks like a masterstroke but it puts peace further away https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/israels-exploding-pagers-plot-looks-33701117 opinion By Voice of the Mirror 18 Sep 2024 With hundreds injured and several dead, Israel's cunning plot to blow up the pagers and walkie-talkies of Hezbollah members looks clever but is likely to lead to more bloodshed The provocation is more likely to increase the risk that the conflict will escalate into a regional war Israel may be privately celebrating its ingenious sabotage of the pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah, but we should remember that among the fatalities from the explosions were two children aged under 12. This may have been a tactical masterstroke by Jerusalem but it has come at an unacceptable price. It is also questionable whether the subterfuge will bolster Israel’s security. If anything, the provocation is more likely to inflame tensions on the Lebanese border, increasing the risk that the conflict will escalate into a regional war. A humiliated Hezbollah will be determined to seek revenge. In such a scenario, the primary victims could be innocent civilians in Lebanon who are left yet again fearing they will be dragged into another war. The possibility of peace looks as distant as ever but the possibility of more innocent people dying looks increasingly likely. Fresh Lebanon explosions kill 14 - walkie-talkie blasts wreak havoc as Israel declares new war phase
All Blinkens efforts gone up in smoke. That was obvious months ago, Blinken (the zionist) was pissing in the wind, trying to impress the world with lies.
Blinken, shuttling back and forth on peace missions, meanwhile Israel arming pagers with explosives. LMFAO