This is a developing story.

Almost 3,000 people, most of them Hezbollah operatives, were wounded across Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon when their communication devices mysteriously exploded at around the same time, according to Reuters and local reports.

Several hours after the incident, Hezbollah said in an official statement: "At 15:30, a large number of pagers exploded, many people were injured. A Lebanese girl and two Hezbollah members were killed in the incident, along with a large number of injured."

"An extensive security investigation is being conducted to find out the reasons for the explosions. We pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded and call to be careful of spreading rumors that help the enemy. The resistance is in the highest readiness to defend Lebanon and its people," the statement read.

A Hezbollah source told the Qatari Al Araby Al-Jadeed: "Israel remotely hacked into Hezbollah's unique communication devices and blew them up."

In the evening, Lebanon's Health Minister said there were at least eight dead and over 2750 wounded, including around 200 in serious condition.

The son of Ali Ammar, a Lebanese parliament member for Hezbollah, died as a result of a pager explosion, two security sources tell Reuters.

Among those wounded in the explosions is the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, according to Iranian state-owned Mehr News. In addition, the Saudi outlet al-Hadath said senior commanders of Hezbollah were wounded.

According to Reuters, the terror group ordered its operatives to ditch all communication devices. Reports of the mysterious explosions came from across the country, including southern Lebanon, the Lebanon and Bekaa Valleys, and Mount Lebanon.

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