The world was still wondering how pagers belonging to Hezbollah could have been rigged with explosives and detonated when the radios began exploding yesterday afternoon.
As hospitals in Lebanon struggled to contain casualties from thousands of explosions across the country on Tuesday, horror erupted for the second time in 24 hours.
Video showed walkie-talkies and solar-powered equipment suddenly exploding at around 3 p.m., killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 450 in a second deadly clash.
As Hezbollah held a funeral procession for the victims of Tuesday’s attack, horrifying screams could be heard as the devices exploded.
Chaotic scenes in cities showed smoke billowing from apartment blocks and cars engulfed in flames as people fled amid thunderous crashes.
As emergency services rushed to control the damage in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that a new phase in the war was beginning.
He did not mention the explosive devices, but praised the work of Israel’s military and security agencies, saying “the results are very impressive.”
As the situation in the Middle East hangs in the balance, MailOnline shows how the second wave of explosions in Lebanon unfolded.
Horns blared as cars burned and emergency services were unable to control the spread.
More explosions were heard at the funeral of a victim of a pager explosion yesterday
Tower blocks engulfed in flames sent up thick black smoke as more explosions rocked Beirut
In cities, explosions shattered windows and sent thick plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.
The explosions occurred about 24 hours after the pagers went off, injuring about 2,800 people.
A thick cloud of smoke hangs over a settlement after a second wave of explosions rocked Lebanon