An ambulance believed to be carrying wounded people, after multiple explosions were heard during the funeral of four Hezbollah fighters who were killed after their handheld pagers exploded, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 18, 2024.

So far, the attacks that targeted Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah members through their pagers have had devastating consequences. At least nine people, including an eight-year-old girl,

The blasts took place in several suburbs of Beirut, according to Lebanon's National News Agency. The cause of the explosions was not clear.

Pager devices "exploded in the hands of their owners in a number of Lebanese regions" on Tuesday, according to Hezbollah-owned Lebanese media outlet Al-Ahed News.

Pagers used by the militant group Hezbollah simultaneously exploded, injuring more than 2,800 people and killing at least nine, officials said.

Was it a prelude to a wider attack or the totality of the message to Hezbollah? This is the key question for the next 48 hours in the Middle East.

Iran-backed Hezbollah accused Israel of orchestrating an attack that killed several people and left nearly 3,000 wounded across Lebanon, increasing fears of an all-out war.

The Iran-backed militant group said handheld communication devices belonging to its members had blown up across the country.