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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 477

Hezbollah pager explosions

In Beirut's southern suburbs, the remains of exploded pagers used by Hezbollah on display at an undisclosed location, on September 18, 2024, in a stealth attack blamed on Israel. (AFP)
December 30, 2024, 1:24 am
NYT account reveals why Israel feared Hezbollah pager operation was compromised
Israel detonated the pagers days after realizing some devices were being sent to Iran for examination; had earlier used drone to kill Hezbollah technician who suspected they were rigged
By ToI Staff
Hezbollah weapons and other equipment seized by the IDF during its ground operation in south Lebanon, are displayed for the media at military base in northern Israel on December 24, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
December 25, 2024, 10:20 pm
IDF displays thousands of Hezbollah weapons, shares details on pager operation
Israeli forces killed some 3,800 Hezbollah fighters plus some 44 amid ceasefire, army says, citing terror group’s violations; military to erect temporary posts in Syria buffer zone
By Emanuel Fabian
Rep. Michael Waltz, Republican of Florida, speaks to the media in New York, May 16, 2024. (Ted Shaffrey/AP)
December 23, 2024, 12:13 pm
Trump national security pick threatens US hostage-takers with ‘bullet in forehead’
Mike Waltz says not enough pressure is being put on those who take Americans captive, but indicates Hamas can survive if it lets them go
By Jacob Magid
A recently retired Mossad agent speaks on CBS News' 60 Minutes, December 22, 2024. (60 Minutes / CBS News)
December 23, 2024, 9:13 am
Ex-Mossad agents detail exploding Hezbollah pager operation that ‘broke’ Nasrallah
Speaking to CBS’s 60 Minutes, former spies reveal YouTube ads and fake showrooms set up as part of years-long ruse to convince terror group to buy rigged devices
By AP and ToI Staff
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office on November 17, 2024, shows him (R) talking to Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani who was injured in Beirut in Israel's September pager attacks, in Tehran on November 17, 2024. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
December 3, 2024, 4:14 pm
Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon reappears after being injured in September pager attack
Mojtaba Amani returns to Beirut after being treated in Iran for wounds to his hands and face; visits site where Nasrallah was killed in Israeli strike on September 27
By ToI Staff and AP
Lebanese first responders carry a man who was wounded after his handheld pager exploded in an attack blamed on Israel targeting Hezbollah, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, September 17, 2024. (AP Photo)
November 11, 2024, 5:17 pm
Netanyahu’s office confirms Israel was behind devastating pager attacks on Hezbollah
Spokesman says PM personally approved operation; Netanyahu reportedly told cabinet he okayed attack despite ‘opposition’ from senior defense officials
By Reuters, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
In Beirut's southern suburbs, the remains of exploded pagers used by Hezbollah on display at an undisclosed location, on September 18, 2024, in a stealth attack blamed on Israel. (AFP)
November 11, 2024, 12:56 pm
Closing case, Taiwan prosecutors say Hezbollah exploding pagers not made by local firms
Law enforcement officials say AR-924 model made outside of Taiwan and traded and shipped by Frontier Group Entity; admit they don’t know exact identities of that firm’s employees
By Reuters and ToI Staff
People gather outside the American University hospital after the arrival of several men who were wounded by exploded handheld pagers, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 17, 2024, after an attack, blamed on Israel, targeting Hezbollah terrorists. (AP Photo/Bassam Masri)
November 10, 2024, 6:24 pm
In first, Netanyahu said to acknowledge Israel carried out pager attacks on Hezbollah
PM quoted telling cabinet operation took place despite ‘opposition’ from senior defense officials, in dig at recently sacked defense minister Gallant
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Demonstrators hold up Hezbollah terror group flags and shout slogans against Israel and the United States during a protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza as Israel battles Hamas there, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
October 30, 2024, 12:48 pm
Hezbollah’s military is weakened, but its civil branches are deeply embedded in Lebanon
Terror group likely to feel pinch after strikes on banking arm, but its network of charities is too entrenched in Lebanon’s Shiite community to be extracted easily, expert says
By Gianluca Pacchiani
CNN panelists Mehdi Hasan (left) and Ryan Gidursky engage in a debate, October 28, 2024. (CNN screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 29, 2024, 7:29 pm
‘I hope your beeper doesn’t go off’: CNN bans writer after remark to Muslim panelist
In heated exchange, Israel critic Mehdi Hasan asks Ryan Girdusky if he thinks he should die after apparent reference to Hezbollah pager blasts; CNN: No room for ‘racism’ on network
By AP
A photo taken on September 18, 2024, in Beirut's southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display at an undisclosed location. The pagers were used by Hezbollah and the attack has been blamed on Israel. (AFP)
October 16, 2024, 11:31 pm
How Hezbollah was fooled into purchasing explosive pagers
Invisible detonators and wafer-thin plastic explosives turned batteries into bombs after a fake, but convincing, online history was created for bulky new product used by thousands
By Maya Gebeily, James Pearson and David Gauthier-Villars
A man holds a walkie-talkie device with the logo of Japanese firm Icom, after he removed the battery during the funeral of persons killed when pagers distributed to Hezbollah operatives exploded across Lebanon the previous day, in an attack blamed on Israel, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 18, 2024. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
October 12, 2024, 6:45 pm
Iran bans pagers, walkie talkies on planes after blasts targeting Hezbollah members
Move comes almost a month since Lebanese terror group members’ pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in attack blamed on Israel
By AFP and ToI Staff
In Beirut's southern suburbs, the remains of exploded pagers used by Hezbollah on display at an undisclosed location, on September 18, 2024, in a stealth attack blamed on Israel. (AFP)
October 6, 2024, 11:11 am
Hezbollah operatives were duped into holding pagers with 2 hands, causing worse injuries
Disclosing details of alleged Mossad operation, sources tell Washington Post detonation signal was an encrypted message that required double-button press to reveal contents
By ToI Staff
A man points to a television set displaying an image of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with a black stripe for mourning during a broadcast from the private Lebanese station NBN in Beirut on September 28, 2024. (JOSEPH EID / AFP)
September 29, 2024, 11:21 am
Nasrallah killing reveals depth of Israeli penetration of Hezbollah
Friday’s targeting of terror chief is culmination of string of attacks against organization’s top echelon, key weapons caches, based on decades of Israeli intelligence gathering
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Lebanese first responders carry a man who was wounded after his handheld pager exploded in an attack blamed on Israel targeting Hezbollah, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, September 17, 2024. (AP Photo)
September 26, 2024, 9:34 pm
Norway issues global search request for man linked to exploding Hezbollah pagers
Rinson Jose, founder of Bulgarian company that was said to be part of pager supply chain, has been missing since Sept. 18
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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