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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Hezbollah official: Exploded pagers were a new brand, replaced cellphones at Nasrallah’s order
The pagers that exploded today in Lebanon and Syria were apparently acquired by Hezbollah after the terror group’s leader ordered members in February to stop using cellphones, warning they could be tracked by Israeli intelligence.
A Hezbollah official tells The Associated Press the pagers were a new brand, but declines to say how long they had been in use. The Hezbollah official speaks on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to the press.
Experts have said the pager explosions point to a sophisticated, long-planned operation, possibly carried out by infiltrating the supply chain and rigging the pagers with explosives before they were imported to Lebanon. Several reports have indicated that this is the case.
