Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say
Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say
Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.
Israel carried out its operation against Hezbollah on Tuesday by hiding explosive material within a new batch of Taiwanese-made pagers imported into Lebanon, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.
The pagers, which Hezbollah had ordered from Gold Apollo in Taiwan, had been tampered with before they reached Lebanon, according to some of the officials. Most were the company’s AR924 model, though three other Gold Apollo models were also included in the shipment.
Independent cybersecurity experts who have studied footage of the attacks said it was clear that the strength and speed of the explosions were caused by a type of explosive material.
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A very targeted attack.
These pagers were also distributed to medical personell such as ambulances and other civilian staff which uses pagers.
The NYT article contains no mention of ambulances or medical staff. Do you have a source?
However every military organization has medics. They are protected under international law if they don’t participate in fighting and wear a visible identification.
12 killed, including 2 children and 2 medical workers, in pager explosions, says health ministry
Other professions which often use pagers are firefighters and police officers.
For 3000 exploded pagers this is very low collateral.
1/3 of those killed were medical workers and children.
I think it’s too early to have final numbers. These are just the cases first published as propaganda.