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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. 2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks Part of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) Remnants of a Hezbollah pager that exploded on 17 September 2024 Location Lebanon and Syria Date 17–18 September 2024 Target Hezbollah members Weapons Booby-trapped pagers (Day 1) Booby-trapped walkie ...
Pagers pre-date mobile phones, having been widely used in the 1980s and 1990s. They are a one-way communications device, allowing people to send a short message via radio signal to the pager ...
How did the pagers explode? As Lebanon reels from the attack, speculation has mounted on how low-tech wireless communication devices could have been exploited.
How did the pagers explode? Experts say the most plausible explanation for how the pagers were engineered to explode is that they were tampered with during the manufacturing and shipping process.
The pagers exploded in Beirut and southern Lebanon, reportedly killing 12 people, including two children, and wounding some 2,800 others. Taiwanese company says Hungarian firm manufactures the pagers
Professor William Boothby wrote that attacks on pagers would be illegal if it was known that pagers were also issued to non-combatant members of Hezbollah: for example, its diplomatic, political, or administrative staff. [31]
what caused the pagers to explode? Iran-backed Hezbollah said it was carrying out a "security and scientific investigation" into the causes of the blasts and said Israel would receive "its fair ...
The person said that the pagers were part of a shipment of about 5,000 units brought in by Hezbollah. Another possibility was that Israel developed a way to overheat the pager batteries, experts said.