On 17 and 18 September 2024, thousands of handheld and hundreds of intended for use by exploded simultaneously in two separate events across Lebanon and Syria, in an Israeli attack Operation Grim Beeper. According to an unnamed Hezbollah official, the attack took 1,500 Hezbollah fighters out of action due to injuries. According to the Lebanese government, the attack killed 42 people, including 12 civilians, and injured 4,000 civilians (according to Mustafa Bairam [
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