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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 ...
PHOTO: The remains of exploded pagers are seen in Beirut's southern suburbs Sept 18, 2024, after hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon on Sept. 17, 2024, killing at ...
Hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members in Lebanon blew up nearly simultaneously on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack that surpasses a series of covert assassinations and cyber-attacks in ...
Wireless pagers used by Iran-backed Hezbollah members mysteriously detonated around Lebanon, killing at least eight people and injuring nearly 3,000 more, including scores of militants, ...
As a result, the organization uses pagers to communicate. A Hezbollah official told The Associated Press the exploded devices were from a new brand the group had not used before. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the press, did not identify the brand name or supplier.
In February 2024, Hezbollah's secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah instructed the group's members to use pagers instead of cell phones, claiming Israel had infiltrated their cell phone network. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Hezbollah then purchased Gold Apollo AR-924 pagers [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] about five months before the explosions. [ 28 ]
The use of pagers has become increasingly common for the members of Hezbollah. The group ordered over 3,000 pagers from Gold Apollo, The New York Times reported , citing unnamed officials.
A Taiwanese firm's name appeared on Hezbollah's pagers that blew up in Lebanon, but two other firms have since been linked to the devices. ... as thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah members ...