Lebanon’s Pager Terror Survivors Meet with Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf
According to Alsumaria News, the delegation included civilians wounded in the terrorist attack.
One of the most moving moments from the visit featured a young Lebanese boy, Hussein Zain al-Din, who was injured in the attack. In a symbolic gesture of compassion, Ayatollah Sistani presented him with a ring, a customary gift in Shia culture that holds spiritual significance.
Ayatollah Sistani, widely regarded as the most influential Shia cleric in Iraq, had previously condemned the attack as a "brutal" aggression.
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On September 17 last year, a wave of pager explosions swept across Lebanon, leaving over 3,000 individuals—mostly ordinary citizens—severely wounded and claiming several innocent lives.
The explosions were caused by Israeli terror attacks on the country’s telecom network, triggering pager devices to detonate. The horror didn’t end there. The next day, walkie-talkies were set off in a secondary wave of Zionist terrorism, adding hundreds more to the casualty toll.
The Israeli terrorist offensive left a trail of bloodshed, claiming the lives of many Lebanese people, including two children, and injuring thousands of others in multiple cities.
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Contrary to Western media narratives, the majority of victims were innocent civilians—men, women, and children caught in a merciless storm of violence. The blasts ripped through homes, supermarkets, cars, bustling streets, and crowded public spaces, leaving behind shattered bodies and lives.
It was widely condemned as “broad-daylight terrorism,” a brazen act of aggression against ordinary Lebanese by the Israeli regime.
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