Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib condemned the recent explosions of thousands of portable communication devices in Lebanon, labeling the incident as a “terrorist attack” and holding Israel responsible.
Speaking before the United Nations Security Council on Friday, Bou Habib described the explosions, which claimed dozens of lives across Lebanon over two days, as an “unprecedented act of warfare in its brutality and terror.” He emphasized that “targeting thousands of civilians in their homes, streets, workplaces, and shopping centers is simply terrorism.”
Bou Habib warned that any new Israeli offensive against Lebanon could displace more residents from the northern region and potentially lead to a full-scale regional war.
During a session convened by Algeria in response to the simultaneous explosions of wireless communication devices used by Hezbollah, Bou Habib cautioned that “any Israeli adventure in Lebanon could trigger a comprehensive regional war unlike anything we’ve seen before.” He added that “Israel is threatening to push Lebanon back to the Stone Age,” calling the attacks a dangerous precedent in the history of warfare.
The Lebanese minister also stressed that, following these attacks, “no one in this world is safe anymore.” He concluded by stating that Lebanon “does not seek revenge, only justice.”
Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, echoed these concerns, warning that the bombings in Lebanon could drag the region into a full-scale war, which would not benefit any party.
Nebenzya emphasized that “a total war in the Middle East serves no one’s interest” and argued that a ceasefire in Gaza is crucial to de-escalating tensions across the region.
Algeria’s representative to the UN also condemned Israel, claiming that the country is “pushing the region toward war” and called the targeting of communication devices in Lebanon a “dangerous precedent.”