Israeli Mossad's Exploding Pagers Target Hezbollah
A Mossad operation using booby-trapped pagers has killed or injured thousands of Hezbollah members, escalating tensions in the region.
- The operation involved pagers designed to explode when users attempted to decrypt a message, causing significant injuries.
- The pagers were secretly manufactured in Israel and sold to Hezbollah under the guise of a Taiwanese brand.
- Simultaneous explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah resulted in over 3,000 casualties, including civilians.
- The attack was part of a broader Israeli strategy to weaken Hezbollah's command structure, leading to the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah.
- The incident has intensified the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, with Iran launching retaliatory missile strikes.