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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    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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      3 months ago

      In the context of:

      How do we know these were actual terrorists and not just random people that bought a pager?

      Yes, it matters. Because it suggests it wasn’t a random person that bought a pager.

      In the context of the morality of the situation, no, it doesn’t matter. It was not a moral act.