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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  • Sundial@lemm.eeEnglish
    9131·
    3 months ago

    This is Israel’s version of de-escalating an escalating conflict. Disgusting animals.

    • Bennettiquette@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      i just can’t wait for all of irans proxies to start investing resources into replicating such a successful strategy. i have the utmost respect for judaism but israel is a serious problem and they are no where near ready to stop swinging their dicks around.

    • ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      22·
      3 months ago

      Israel has a lot of computer knowledge. Maybe they think that it’s like a value in computer memory. Keep adding to it and eventually it’ll be zero again. (Or go negative)