Wong Calls for Peace in Middle East Amid Hezbollah Walkie Talkies Exploding

Published on September 19, 2024

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged for restraint in the Middle East and reiterated a warning for Australians to leave Lebanon. This follows two days of device explosions in Lebanon, including that of walkie-talkies and pagers. Walkie-talkies used by Iran-backed terrorist organisation Hezbollah blew up on Sept. 18, killing 20 people and injuring more than 450. This followed thousands of Hezbollah pagers exploding in Lebanon, killing 12 people and injuring thousands. In an interview on Sept. 19, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said, “Obviously, we’ve seen the attacks, the pager events and deaths in relation to Hezbollah.” Wong highlighted the group is a terrorist organisation and emphasised the Australian government had been concerned about rising tensions for a while....

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