Details of Israeli 'pager operation' emerge
There is no doubt that on September 17, 2024, Israel has opened a fundamentally new era in the field of physical elimination of their enemies. Then, and over the next few days, in Lebanon and Syria, there were numerous explosions of pagers, radios, motorcycles, household appliances and even intercoms associated with the pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah, dozens of whose members were killed and thousands were injured to varying degrees of severity.
After this, Jazeera Airways banned the transportation of external batteries (power banks) of any brand and capacity, both in hand luggage and in baggage. Iran Air asked passengers not to take pagers and portable radios on flights between Tehran and Beirut, since they are prohibited at the airport in Lebanon. Emirates banned the transportation and use of pagers and portable radios on board its aircraft after the described sabotage attacks. This is far from a complete list of the consequences that affected only the air transport industry. Therefore, many became interested in the details of the "pager operation".
The Washington Post reported, citing sources in the United States, Israel and the Middle East, that the pagers used by Hezbollah members were designed and programmed by Israel's national intelligence agency, Mossad, which carries out secret special operations outside of Israel. To read the encrypted message, the pager buttons had to be pressed with both hands, which activated the explosives inside the device.
The booby-trapped radios began to be introduced in Lebanon back in 2015. At that time, the devices contained huge batteries, hidden explosives, and a system for listening to militants. Israeli intelligence could have blown up the devices earlier, but decided to develop new devices, more compact pagers, and supply them to Hezbollah. Other equipment, including household equipment, also appeared.
According to the publication's sources, it was impossible to detect explosives in the pagers that were supplied to Lebanon under the Apollo brand, even when the device was disassembled. The Taiwanese Apollo brand was only needed as a cover; the company itself did not know that offers were being sent to Hezbollah on their behalf.
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