Iran Press/America: The Venezuelan government condemned the cyber attack perpetrated by Israel against the people of Lebanon, Beirut, and its surrounding areas."
In a statement, the Bolivarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that “this type of practice, which generates violence, deaths, and destruction, also causes panic and confusion among the defenseless civilian population”.
Venezuela Foreign Minister Yván Eduardo Gil Pinto in an official statement said that this kind of action to terrorize the people of Lebanon adds to the heinous tactics employed by hostile governments in the Middle East.
It also warned against the international community's silence regarding "Israel's" "harmful and systematic violation of the principles enshrined in international law."
Venezuelan FM called for non-complicity with international silence stating that this action “only feeds the pretensions of those who want to unleash a dangerous escalation of violence with unimaginable consequences in the region”.
“The Bolivarian Government expresses its sincere feelings of closeness to the Lebanese people and government for this regrettable event, while expressing a message of encouragement and solidarity to the families of the victims and wounded,” states the note.
Finally, the Bolivarian Republic reiterated its confidence in the promotion of genuine dialogue as a fundamental tool for the maintenance of peace and the well-being of nations.
Meanwhile, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned the "Israeli cyber aggression against Lebanon."
Rodriguez deemed this Israeli aggression against Lebanon as a dangerous escalation in the Middle East, with potentially severe and unpredictable consequences for the region.
11 people were martyred and more than 4,000 people were wounded in a simultaneous blast of pagers used by Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah members.
Israel's Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations.
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