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House with photo voltaic panels on it engulfed in flames. Some blame Israel for assault on iPhones and photo voltaic panels in Lebanon. DW: claims are false.
After Hezbollah-targeted pagers and walkie talkies blew up final week killing dozens and wounding a whole bunch of Hezbollah terrorists, a rumor began from Lebanon that the cyber group additionally attacked solar panels.
The Lebanese (and these nuns) have been relying on solar energy for the final 5 years or so since fixed energy outages make life troublesome. Waves of corruption have crippled Lebanon’s vitality sources forcing people to rely on solar power. It’s a win-win for folks and the planet.
According to reality checkers at Deutsche Welle, a German public, state-owned worldwide broadcaster funded by the German federal tax finances (the German CBC or BBC), the claims are false.
While Israel has by no means claimed that they triggered the pager explosions, DW writes:
Claim: Other social media customers insinuated that Israel had triggered solar panels to burst into flames. “Lebanon: Sabotaged photo voltaic panels have began important electrical fires. Over 500 people have been reported injured to date”, this user wrote that includes an Israeli flag. Attached was a picture of burning photo voltaic panels and a home on hearth.
DW Fact verify: False. There are not any documented instances of exploding photo voltaic panels within the present assaults in Lebanon. The picture proven on X is a collage of two outdated photos.
So far, solely pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in Lebanon based on each regional and worldwide information, says DW. While Hezbollah and Iran each maintain Israel accountable for the explosions it’s not confirmed who’s answerable for the assaults. Those Lebanese who invested in foldable and portable solar power systems are safe, granted they didn’t lease their storage to the Hezbollah as a missile-launch pad.
