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Bassem Mroue باسم مروه

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Mideast correspondent for The Associated Press since 1992. Covering Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Closely following #Hezbollah #ISIL #HTS

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Khaled Meshal, one of #Hamas most senior officials, said in an interview that the militant group expects to play a decisive role in the enclave when the war is over. nytimes.com/2024/09/17/wor… via @NYTimes

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#BREAKING Dozens, including #Hezbollah members, wounded after pagers detonate in #Lebanon, media and security officials say (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/8893a0…

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A #Hezbollah official tells The Associated Press that at least 150 people including members of the group were wounded Tuesday in different parts of #Lebanon when the pagers they were carrying exploded.

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“The enemy (#Israel) stands behind this security incident,” the official said without elaborating. He added that the new pagers that #Hezbollah members were carrying had lithium batteries, that apparently exploded.

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#BREAKING For the past two hours, ambulances have not stopped in #Beirut rushing wounded people to Hospitals after hundreds of pagers, many used by #Hezbollah members, exploded wounding several hundred people

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#BREAKING A #Hezbollah official tells The Associated Press that "several hundred" people in #Lebanon, including its members, were wounded when pagers exploded. He says several Hezbollah members were wounded in #Syria as well.

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#Hezbollah says in a statement that the explosion of pagers killed a young girl and two members of the group. A large number of people suffered different wounds, the statement says. It adds that Hezbollah all its military units are "fully ready to defend #Lebanon."

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#BREAKING #Lebanon's Health Minister says eight people were killed and 2,750 wounded, including 200 in critical conditions when pagers exploded accross the country Tuesday afternoon.

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#Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will make a televised statement on Thursday at 5 p.m. (1400 GMT) on the latest developments and the explosion of pagers.