Israel, which has terrified Lebanon and its militia group Hezbollah with the pager attack, has geared up for a counter attack. Hezbollah has openly threatened Israel. It said that Israel will get appropriate punishment. Meanwhile, America has appealed to Hezbollah and Iran to exercise restraint. Let us tell you that pagers suddenly started exploding all over Lebanon. 4000 people have been injured in these blasts and 11 people have lost their lives.

Ready to defend ourselves: IDF

An alert has been issued across Israel. In fact, Hezbollah has accused Israel of being behind the pager explosions. On Tuesday, IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said that Israel is ready to attack and defend in all areas. But he did not mention the pager attacks in Lebanon and parts of Syria.

Hezbollah said – appropriate punishment will definitely be given

Both Lebanon and Hezbollah have accused Tel Aviv of being behind the attack. The Lebanese Prime Minister called it a criminal Israeli aggression and a serious violation of Lebanese sovereignty. Hezbollah also said that it holds the Israeli enemy fully responsible for this criminal aggression. In its statement, it said that this treacherous and criminal enemy will certainly receive appropriate punishment for this aggression.

We were not aware of the blasts: America

Meanwhile, the US also issued its statement on the pager attack. The US said that it is investigating the attacks. However, the US denied the Iranian media's claim that it had prior knowledge of the explosions. The Foreign Department said, "The US did not have prior knowledge of this incident and at this time we are gathering information.

America appeals to Hezbollah and Iran to exercise restraint

The White House has urged Hezbollah and Iran to exercise restraint. Iran's ambassador has also been injured in a pager attack in Beirut. The Foreign Office has called for calm and de-escalation after hundreds of simultaneous pager explosions in Lebanon.