Iraq sends medical aid to Lebanon following Israeli cyberattack
The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday the arrival of the first shipment of medical aid to Lebanon.
The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday the arrival of the first shipment of medical aid to Lebanon.
In a statement to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the spokesperson of the Iraqi Health Ministry, Saif Al-Badr, stated that Iraqi medical teams and a shipment of medical aid arrived at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.
On Tuesday, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, ordered authorities in the government to dispatch Iraqi medical teams to Lebanon to provide urgent assistance to injured civilians following an Israeli cyberattack that targeted pager devices used by Hezbollah members and other Lebanese users.
More than 2,500 members of the Lebanese Hezbollah were injured when their wireless communication devices exploded in various areas of Lebanon on Tuesday.
The Lebanese Minister of Public Health, Firass Abiad, declared that nine people, including a girl, were killed and about 2,750 others were injured as a result of the explosion of wireless devices in different areas of the country.
Citing American and other officials informed on the operation, the New York Times mentioned that Israel had concealed explosive materials in the Taiwan-made Gold Apollo pagers before they were imported by Lebanon.
The explosive material, which can be activated remotely, was implanted next to the batteries of these pagers, according to Reuters.
Following the attack, Hezbollah vowed to retaliate against Israel after accusing it of detonating pager devices, which are mainly used by its members.
