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 AP924 model, though three other Gold Apollo models were also included in the shipment.

The explosive material, as little as one to two ounces, was implanted next to the battery in each pager, two of the officials said. A switch was also embedded that could be triggered remotely to detonate the explosives.

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  • @Fedizen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    46•2 months ago

    Imagine if everyone’s phone exploded to execute like 10 guys.

    Edit: The take aways here are

    1. Israel is a terrorist nation, that views civilian casualties as bonus points

    2. any country who imports their electronics instead of making their own is susceptible to this kind of tampering.

    3. The press is covering a terror attack like its some kind of new video game

    4. All the unexploded ordinance can be delivered to Hezbollah as a gift. If the rumor is true that this was triggered because they became aware of the bombs, there will likely be many israelis killed by these explosives in the near future.