A major assault on Hezbollah has been labelled a “massive terror attack” by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Green MP Petra De Sutter.
In what has also been described as one of the biggest series of precision strikes against terrorists, on September 17 around 2,800 Hezbollah militants were hit, with at least seven of them reportedly killed.
All indications have pointed to Israel being behind the attack.
De Sutter, who is in charge of the Belgian Government’s public enterprises and civil service affairs, denounced the strike.
“I strongly condemn the massive terror attack in Lebanon and Syria, which injured thousands of people,” De Sutter wrote on X.
“A brutal escalation of violence. Silence is not an option. An international investigation is called for. The bloodshed must end.”
I strongly condemn the massive terror attack in Lebanon and Syria, which injured thousands of people. A brutal escalation of violence.
Silence is not an option. An international investigation is called for. The bloodshed must end.
— Petra De Sutter (@pdsutter) September 18, 2024
Centre-right MP Theo Francken reacted to De Sutter’s tweet, asking: “Is this the government’s position? Or are you just making another statement in the left-wing competition for the Muslim vote?
“When will you put Hezbollah on the terror list in its entirety? You’re doing nothing about it.”
De Sutter’s Green Party is supportive of the Palestinian cause while opposing Israel’s policies.
They have regularly accused Israel of committing war crimes and intentionally targeting civilians. the Green Party has demanded an unconditional recognition of the Palestinian State.
Since Israel’s offensive in Gaza, following the terror attack of October 7, the party has pushed for a boycott of Israel, including economic sanctions, a suspension of the European Union Association Agreement that established a framework for co-operation between the two, a ban on goods from occupied territories and a ban on Israel attending international events.
Other prominent names have also criticised the attack including former US intelligence contractor and global surveillance programme “whistleblower” Edward Snowden, who said it was “indistinguishable from terrorism”.
What Israel has just done is, via *any* method, reckless. They blew up countless numbers of people who were driving (meaning cars out of control), shopping (your children are in the stroller standing behind him in the checkout line), et cetera. Indistinguishable from terrorism. https://t.co/th4fYwa0jr
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 17, 2024
Jonathan Cook, a former op-ed writer with The Guardian newspaper, said innocent people had been maimed on the streets of Lebanon.
“Had Hizbollah randomly blown up Israelis in this manner, the BBC would have greeted its action with utter horror,” he claimed.
The attack was achieved by simultaneously detonating thousands of pagers, an old communication tool often used by the terrorist organisation to avoid surveillance by Israel.
Hezbollah claimed Israel orchestrated the “criminal” attack and booby-trapped 5,000 pagers. It said the pagers belonged “to employees of various Hezbollah units and institutions”.
The BBC reported that a source close to Hezbollah informed the AFP news agency that the casualties included the son of Hezbollah politician Ali Ammar and the 10-year-old daughter of a Hezbollah member.
Initially, the source stated that the son of another Hezbollah lawmaker, Hassan Fadlallah, had also been killed but later clarified that he had been wounded instead.
Since the terrorist attack on October 7, Hezbollah has been firing missiles into Israel. These indiscriminate attacks have forced some 200,000 Israelis to flee the region.
Per the NYT: "Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amini, lost one eye and severely injured his other eye when a pager he was carrying exploded…"
It was Iranian regime policy to shoot Woman, Life, Freedom protesters in the eye.
Rarely is karma so perfectly exact. pic.twitter.com/fY7JA8KltC
— Kaveh Shahrooz کاوه شهروز (@kshahrooz) September 18, 2024
Next Hezbollah parade is gonna be awkward.
— 𝗡𝗶𝗼𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) September 17, 2024
LMAO 🤣
European journalist in Lebanon just admitted that his friend is a Hezbollah terrorist 🤡 pic.twitter.com/i6RRYC28t7— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) September 18, 2024
