Lebanon's Hezbollah pledged on September 18 to continue its attacks against Israel in support of Gaza, while also promising retaliation for deadly explosions of communication devices used by its members.

At least ten people, including children, were killed by bombs hidden among pagers imported to Lebanon from Hungary, with more than 3,000 people injured in the simultaneous blast, which occurred in both Lebanon and Syria.  

In a statement, Hezbollah's Media Relations office extended condolences to the families of those killed in southern Lebanon and in what it called a "treacherous and widespread aggression through the bombing of communication devices (pagers)."

The group affirmed that its operations supporting Gaza and defending Lebanon would continue unabated.

"This path is continuous and separate from the difficult reckoning that the criminal enemy must await for the massacre it committed on Tuesday," the statement read.

Hezbollah described the pager explosions as "another reckoning that will come," suggesting further retaliation against Israel, which it blames for the incident. Israel has not commented on the explosions.

The statement added that events would strengthen the group's resolve, expressing certainty in "God Almighty's promise to the faithful, patient mujahideen of victory."

Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon was also reportedly injured in the attack but the country denied rumours he lost his eye in the blast.

Videos emerged shortly after the incident, depicting Amini with a bandage on his face and blood staining the front of his white shirt. Initial reports suggested he had lost an eye, but his wife later refuted these claims, stating that his injuries were minor.

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller quickly reacted to the Iranian diplomat's injury, urging Tehran "not to take advantage of any incident to raise instability in the region."

Among the children killed in the September 17 blast was a ten-year-old child called Fatima Abullah, Lebanese media reported on September 18.

Israel has not officially claimed the interception of the devices, but due to the scale and technical nature of the attack it is assumed Israeli services were involved.