Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, say sources
BEIRUT, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year ago, stoking tensions after similar explosions of the group's pagers the day before.
What to know about the growing conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah
CAIRO — This week saw a dizzying escalation in the 11-month-old conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah. First came two days of exploding pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah — deadly attacks pinned on Israel that also maimed civilians around Lebanon.
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Hezbollah turned to low-tech pagers to avoid cellphone tracking by Israeli intelligence. Who else uses pagers, and why?
The unprecedented attack, followed by explosions of walkie-talkies, comes after Israeli officials warned about escalating ...
By shifting to relatively low-tech communication devices, including pagers and walkie-talkies, Hezbollah apparently sought an ...
The exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in possession of armed group Hezbollah were laced with a powerful explosive called ...
The attack on the militant group has prompted several investigations into the supply chain behind the devices that detonated ...
Israel’s Mossad spy agency is believed to be behind the operation, Chris Stevenson writes, which likely took months of ...
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The decision to launch Wednesday’s follow-up attack, which saw thousands of Hezbollah walkie-talkie radios explode, was ...
The series of explosions that rocked Lebanon this week, killing dozens and wounding thousands, has prompted debate among ...
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