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Exclusive-Hezbollah Handed Out Pagers Hours Before Blasts

‘Confident’ Hezbollah handed out pagers hours before blasts despite stringent security checks

One member of the Iranian-backed terror group received a new Gold Apollo pager on Monday that exploded the next day while it was still in its box, sources told Reuters.

In Depth

Reuters on MSN · 4h

Exclusive: Hezbollah handed out pagers hours before blasts - even after checks

Lebanon's Hezbollah was still handing its members new Gold Apollo branded pagers hours before thousands blew up this week, two security sources said, indicating the group was confident the devices were safe despite an ongoing sweep of electronic kit to identify threats.

U.S. News & World Report · 16h

Taiwan Questions Head of Pager Firm Linked to Hezbollah Blasts

The president and founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon was questioned by prosecutors late into the night on Thursday, then released.

Hezbollah, Lebanon

Backgrounder

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

Hezbollah explosions put spotlight on old-school pagers

Hezbollah turned to low-tech pagers to avoid cellphone tracking by Israeli intelligence. Who else uses pagers, and why?

Gizmodo · 19h

How Israel Built and Sold Explosive Pagers to Hezbollah

It took years, three different shell companies, and an explosive called pentaerythritol tetranitrate, according to reports.

Opinion

UPI on MSN · 1d

Why Hezbollah chose low-tech pagers, walkie-talkies over cellphones

By shifting to relatively low-tech communication devices, including pagers and walkie-talkies, Hezbollah apparently sought an advantage against Israel's well-known sophistication in tracking targets through their phones.

Israel, Hezbollah

CBS News on MSN · 19h

Hezbollah and Israel trade new fire over Lebanon border after pagers explode, fueling fear of wider war

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant did say on Wednesday, however, that his country's war with Iran's so-called proxy groups in the region had entered a "new phase," announcing a shift to the north of Israel after 11 months of intense conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

KAGS TV · 8m

Israel hits Beirut in first strike on Lebanon in months, killing at least 8 people and wounding dozens

Hezbollah and Israel have traded blows in recent days, as the conflict has escalated with few off-ramps in sight to avoid total war.

Newsday · 13m

Israel's military says its strike on Beirut killed senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim Akil

The Israeli military says its airstrike on a neighborhood of Beirut killed Ibrahim Akil, a senior Hezbollah military official.

Taiwan, pagers and Lebanon

U.S. News & World Report · 14h

Taiwan and Bulgaria Deny Links to Exploding Pagers in Lebanon

By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) -Authorities in Taiwan and Bulgaria on Friday denied involvement in the supply chain of thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a deadly blow to Hezbollah.

UPI News on MSN · 1h

Tawian, Bulgaria deny making pagers that exploded in Lebanon

Taiwan's government and Bulgarian authorities Friday both denied making the exploding pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Reuters on MSN · 11h

Components for pagers used in Lebanon blasts are not from Taiwan, minister says

By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) -Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a deadly blow to Hezbollah were not made in Taiwan, Taiwan's economy minister said on Friday.

18hon MSNOpinion

Why Are Hezbollah’s Pagers Off-Limits?

Israel sabotaged the terror group’s secure military communications ...

2don MSN

Exploding pagers kill Hezbollah members and others, leave thousands wounded, officials say; militant group blames Israel

Thousands of people were wounded when Hezbollah members' pagers exploded in the Iran-backed group's Beirut and south Lebanon ...

1don MSN

How did pagers explode in Lebanon and why was Hezbollah using them? Here’s what we know

Hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members blew up nearly simultaneously in an attack that tops a series of covert ...

1don MSN

How Did Thousands of Pagers Used by Hezbollah Explode at the Same Time?

The unprecedented attack, followed by explosions of walkie-talkies, comes after Israeli officials warned about escalating ...

CEO of Company Linked to Exploding Pagers Reportedly Protected by Hungary

Arcidiacono, the CEO of the company linked to the Hezbollah pagers that exploded, is reportedly under Hungarian protection.

France 24 on MSN1h

What the operation to blow up Hezbollah’s pagers tells us about Israel’s spy agencies

The mass explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies believed to belong to members of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah in ...

WTAQ2h

Analysis-Hack of Hezbollah devices exposes dark corners of Asia supply chains

By Tim Kelly, Casey Hall and Ben Blanchard TOKYO/SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) - The lethal hack of Hezbollah's Asian-branded ...

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Explosive Revelations: Hezbollah's Electronics Debacle

Hezbollah distributed Gold Apollo branded pagers, which later exploded, killing 37 and injuring over 3,000. Israel's ...

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