Lebanon's Hezbollah was still handing its members new Gold Apollo branded pagers hours before thousands of the devices blew up this week, two security sources said, indicating the group was confident they were safe despite an ongoing sweep of electronic equipment to identify threats.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah experienced a major setback as thousands of Gold Apollo-branded pagers and walkie-talkies exploded, leading to numerous casualties. Blaming Israel for the coordinated attacks, Hezbollah is now rigorously inspecting its communications devices.