Najib Mikati has called on the international community to condemn “horrific Israeli massacres”
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has canceled his plans to attend the UN General Assembly session in New York next week due to a wave of deadly explosions, which was widely blamed on Israel.
Throughout Tuesday and Wednesday, thousands of electronic communication devices used by the members of the militant group Hezbollah simultaneously exploded across Lebanon, killing nearly 40 people and injuring some 3,000 others, including both militants and civilians.
While West Jerusalem neither confirmed nor denied its involvement, multiple media outlets reported that Israel’s spy agency Mossad was responsible for rigging hand-held pagers and walkie-talkies with explosives.
The explosions were followed by cross-border rocket attacks by Hezbollah and Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.