Preliminary investigations by Lebanese authorities have revealed that the communication devices, which exploded in Lebanon this week, were rigged with explosives before arriving in the country, according to a letter from Lebanon’s UN mission.
The letter, sent to the UN Security Council, stated that the devices, including pagers and other wireless communication tools, were detonated remotely through electronic messages.
The mission further accused Israel of being responsible for planning and executing the attacks.
The UN Security Council, consisting of 15 member states, is scheduled to discuss the explosions on Friday.
The attacks, which targeted communication devices used by Hezbollah operatives, resulted in 37 deaths and around 3,000 injuries.
While Israel has not commented directly on the attacks, several security sources have suggested that the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad, may have been behind them.
Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah admitted that the group had suffered a “major and unprecedented blow” and vowed harsh retaliation against Israel, accusing it of planting explosives in thousands of communication devices.