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Former Israeli spy agents describe attack using exploding electronic devices against Hezbollah

WASHINGTON — Two recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria using exploding pagers and walkie talkies three months ago. One agent said the operation started 10 years ago using walkie-talkies laden with hidden explosives, which Hezbollah didn’t realize it was buying …

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Ex-Mossad agents reveal details of plan used to target Hezbollah through pagers

India Today

Two recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria using exploding pagers and walkie talkies three months ago. One agent said the operation started 10 years ago using walkie-talkies laden with hidden explosives, which Hezbollah didn't realize it was buying from Israel, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

In first official confirmation, Israel says Netanyahu approved Hezbollah pager attack

Firstpost

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a series of pager attacks that struck a deadly blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in September, according to a report, citing Omer Dostri, spokesperson for Netanyahu’ office Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a series of pager attacks that struck a deadly blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in September, according …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Taiwanese firms didn't make Hezbollah's exploding pagers, say prosecutors

Firstpost

Prosecutors have concluded that Taiwanese firms did not make Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s pagers that exploded across the nation in Israeli attack in September Pagers on display at a meeting room at the Gold Apollo company building in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on September 18, 2024. Reuters Taiwan on Monday said it had closed a probe into pagers that exploded in Lebanon …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Netanyahu says he approved Hezbollah pager blasts that killed 40 in Lebanon

Hindustan Times

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he approved the pager attack on the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in September, which killed nearly 40 people and injured nearly 3,000. The Israeli PM's spokesperson Omer Dostri told AFP,"Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon." Lebanon files complaint with UN Netanyahu's first public admission about the pager …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel’s Netanyahu acknowledges pager attack, says he sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with Trump on Iran

CNN

CNN — Israel has for the first time confirmed that it was behind the operation in September to detonate hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Israeli media on Sunday reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet: “The beeper operation and the elimination of Nasrallah were launched despite the opposition of senior officials in the security …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Netanyahu admits Israel's role in Lebanon pager attacks that killed nearly 40

India Today

In a first, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday admitted that Israel was behind the pager attack on the hideouts of Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah in September, killing nearly 40 terrorists and injuring over 3,000. "Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon," Netanyahu's spokesperson Omer Dostri told news agency AFP. In a cabinet meeting on …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Netanyahu approved pager operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon: Reports

India TV News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that he greenlighted a deadly pager attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to reports. Netanyahu's spokesperson Omer Dostri said, "Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon." The pagers and walkie-talkies blew up across Lebanon for two consecutive days on September 17 and 18 in what may be called …

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3 months ago

Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation

Associated Press

GENEVA — Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and Syria, suggesting the blasts may have violated international law if the devices were fashioned as booby traps. The International Committee of the Red Cross, which aims to help protect civilians and other noncombatants in conflict and aims to …

3 months ago

Did exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon violate international law?

NPR

Did exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon violate international law? toggle caption Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The series of explosions that rocked Lebanon this week, killing dozens and wounding thousands, has prompted heated debate among legal experts on international humanitarian law. Brian Finucane, a former legal adviser on the use of military force at the U.S. …

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3 months ago

The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

Associated Press

BEIRUT — The waves of remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members in grocery stores, on streets and at a funeral procession this week made for an eerie and shocking spectacle. Retired Lebanese army Gen. Elias Hanna described the attacks as the “Pearl Harbor or 9/11 of Hezbollah.” Mohanad Hage Ali, a senior fellow at …

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3 months ago

The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Retired Lebanese army Gen. Elias Hanna described the attacks …

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3 months ago

Are our smartphones and devices safe? Experts speak out about dangers after Lebanon pager explosions

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And many have asked whether that might mean that all of our consumer devices could really be …

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3 months ago

BAC consulting: British-educated businesswoman denies making Hezbollah explosive pagers at Hungary company

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Lebanese security source claimed …

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3 months ago

Hezbollah pager and radio explosions in Lebanon and Beirut: Everything we know

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After initially releasing a statement …

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3 months ago

Hezbollah pager attacks: Hungary denies links to devices that exploded in Lebanon

Firstpost

Earlier in the day, Taiwan-based company Gold Apollo said the AR-924 pagers used in the attack were manufactured and sold by Hungarian company BAC Consulting, which held a license to use Gold Apollo’s brand on the devices A Hungarian government official on Wednesday denied any connection between a Budapest-based firm and exploding pagers used in a recent attack on Hezbollah …

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3 months ago

Inside Israel's Trojan Horse pager attack: How explosives were secretly planted in Hezbollah gadgets in meticulously-planned 'Mossad op' as murky trail emerges from Taiwan to Hungarian 'factory'

Daily Mail

Almost 3,000 people were injured and at least 12 killed in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday when pagers belonging to members of Hezbollah exploded in a shocking, co-ordinated attack of unprecedented scope and scale. Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah in February declared phones were 'more dangerous than Israeli spies' and ordered followers to break, bury or lock them away The …

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3 months ago

Hezbollah vows to respond after multiple dead and thousands wounded in mass pager explosions

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Lebanese health minister Firas al-Abyad said twelve people …

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Pager attack in Lebanon: Taiwanese company Gold Apollo denies making pagers used in Hezbollah attack

The Independent

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Why WERE Hezbollah using 80s-style pagers? How spooked terror group ditched smart phones in favour of low-tech gadgets fearing Israeli hack - only for security measure to backfire spectacularly

Daily Mail

Bodies fill the corridors of Beirut hospitals this morning as doctors desperately try to help those caught in a mass explosion of pagers across Lebanon yesterday. The New York Times reported that Israel hid explosive material in a number of Taiwan-made Gold Apollo pagers before they were imported to Lebanon. The New York Times reported that Israel hid explosive material …

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Timeline: Israel has long history of pulling off complex attacks like exploding pagers in Lebanon

The Independent

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Mossad's history of elaborate hits: From kidnapping Adolf Eichmann to shooting Tehran's top nuclear weapons scientist with a satellite-controlled robot machine gunner, how the Hezbollah pager attack w

Daily Mail

Yesterday's deadly pager attack that saw nine people die and more than 2,700 people injured across Lebanon has been blamed on Israel. Mossad found infamy after successfully carrying out the daring 1960 capture of high-ranking Nazi Adolf Eichmann Mossad assassinated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, chief of Iran's nuclear programme in 2020 More than 2,750 people were injured across Lebanon, with more than …

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3 months ago

How could pagers in Lebanon have been rigged to explode?

LA Times

First responders carry a man who was wounded after his pager exploded in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Sept. 17, 2024. But given the strength of the explosions and how consistent and coordinated they were across thousands of devices, electrical engineering and battery experts said the attack likely required modifying the pagers. Battery experts said it’s unlikely …

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3 months ago

The Hezbollah pager attack not only disabled the group's communications, it has exposed, killed, and wounded its members

ABC

Hezbollah didn't need any further proof of Israel's formidable intelligence and external operations capabilities, but it got some regardless. The remote detonation of thousands of pagers carried by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon has not only disabled a key element of the militant group's communications, it has exposed, killed, wounded and terrified its members. But it follows an Israeli assassination of …

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Former Israeli spy agents describe attack using exploding electronic devices against Hezbollah

Ex-Mossad agents reveal details of plan used to target Hezbollah through pagers

In first official confirmation, Israel says Netanyahu approved Hezbollah pager attack

Taiwanese firms didn't make Hezbollah's exploding pagers, say prosecutors

Netanyahu says he approved Hezbollah pager blasts that killed 40 in Lebanon

Israel’s Netanyahu acknowledges pager attack, says he sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with Trump on Iran

Netanyahu admits Israel's role in Lebanon pager attacks that killed nearly 40

Netanyahu approved pager operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon: Reports

Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation

Did exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon violate international law?

The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

Are our smartphones and devices safe? Experts speak out about dangers after Lebanon pager explosions

BAC consulting: British-educated businesswoman denies making Hezbollah explosive pagers at Hungary company

Hezbollah pager and radio explosions in Lebanon and Beirut: Everything we know

Hezbollah pager attacks: Hungary denies links to devices that exploded in Lebanon

Inside Israel's Trojan Horse pager attack: How explosives were secretly planted in Hezbollah gadgets in meticulously-planned 'Mossad op' as murky trail emerges from Taiwan to Hungarian 'factory'

Hezbollah vows to respond after multiple dead and thousands wounded in mass pager explosions

Pager attack in Lebanon: Taiwanese company Gold Apollo denies making pagers used in Hezbollah attack

Why WERE Hezbollah using 80s-style pagers? How spooked terror group ditched smart phones in favour of low-tech gadgets fearing Israeli hack - only for security measure to backfire spectacularly

Timeline: Israel has long history of pulling off complex attacks like exploding pagers in Lebanon

Mossad's history of elaborate hits: From kidnapping Adolf Eichmann to shooting Tehran's top nuclear weapons scientist with a satellite-controlled robot machine gunner, how the Hezbollah pager attack w

How could pagers in Lebanon have been rigged to explode?

The Hezbollah pager attack not only disabled the group's communications, it has exposed, killed, and wounded its members