01:38Mandatory credit: The White House
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said that Washington was 'not involved in yesterday's incidents or today's in any way', commenting on Lebanon device explosions, during a daily press briefing in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.
"We were not involved in yesterday's incidents or today's in any way. And I don't have anything more to share," Kirby said.
When responding to questions about an escalation on the Israel-Lebanon border, Kirby emphasised that Washington still 'doesn't want to see an escalation of any kind'.
"We don't believe that the way to solve where we're at in this crisis is by additional military operations at all," he added.
Tuesday saw mass pager detonations, while Wednesday saw a spate of hand-held radios and solar energy systems explode across Lebanon.
According to Lebanon's Health Ministry, 20 people were killed and 450 injured on Wednesday, while the previous day, 12 were confirmed dead and nearly 3,000 wounded.
Hezbollah attributed the explosions to Israeli forces, although the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have not officially commented on the allegations.
On Wednesday, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel was shifting the centre of gravity of the military effort to the north, where a 'new phase' of the war was beginning, in his words. On the same day, it was announced that the IDF had decided to move one of its units, the 98th Division, from the Gaza Strip to the border with Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a video statement, vowing his government would return residents to northern Israel following Lebanon device blasts. At least 60,000 people have been evacuated from the area due to ongoing cross-border strikes between Hezbollah and Israel,
'We were not involved in any way' - Kirby on two days of deadly Lebanon device explosions
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said that Washington was 'not involved in yesterday's incidents or today's in any way', commenting on Lebanon device explosions, during a daily press briefing in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.
"We were not involved in yesterday's incidents or today's in any way. And I don't have anything more to share," Kirby said.
When responding to questions about an escalation on the Israel-Lebanon border, Kirby emphasised that Washington still 'doesn't want to see an escalation of any kind'.
"We don't believe that the way to solve where we're at in this crisis is by additional military operations at all," he added.
Tuesday saw mass pager detonations, while Wednesday saw a spate of hand-held radios and solar energy systems explode across Lebanon.
According to Lebanon's Health Ministry, 20 people were killed and 450 injured on Wednesday, while the previous day, 12 were confirmed dead and nearly 3,000 wounded.
Hezbollah attributed the explosions to Israeli forces, although the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have not officially commented on the allegations.
On Wednesday, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel was shifting the centre of gravity of the military effort to the north, where a 'new phase' of the war was beginning, in his words. On the same day, it was announced that the IDF had decided to move one of its units, the 98th Division, from the Gaza Strip to the border with Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a video statement, vowing his government would return residents to northern Israel following Lebanon device blasts. At least 60,000 people have been evacuated from the area due to ongoing cross-border strikes between Hezbollah and Israel,
Mandatory credit: The White House
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said that Washington was 'not involved in yesterday's incidents or today's in any way', commenting on Lebanon device explosions, during a daily press briefing in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.
"We were not involved in yesterday's incidents or today's in any way. And I don't have anything more to share," Kirby said.
When responding to questions about an escalation on the Israel-Lebanon border, Kirby emphasised that Washington still 'doesn't want to see an escalation of any kind'.
"We don't believe that the way to solve where we're at in this crisis is by additional military operations at all," he added.
Tuesday saw mass pager detonations, while Wednesday saw a spate of hand-held radios and solar energy systems explode across Lebanon.
According to Lebanon's Health Ministry, 20 people were killed and 450 injured on Wednesday, while the previous day, 12 were confirmed dead and nearly 3,000 wounded.
Hezbollah attributed the explosions to Israeli forces, although the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have not officially commented on the allegations.
On Wednesday, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel was shifting the centre of gravity of the military effort to the north, where a 'new phase' of the war was beginning, in his words. On the same day, it was announced that the IDF had decided to move one of its units, the 98th Division, from the Gaza Strip to the border with Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a video statement, vowing his government would return residents to northern Israel following Lebanon device blasts. At least 60,000 people have been evacuated from the area due to ongoing cross-border strikes between Hezbollah and Israel,