Subhechcha Ganguly 
Thousands were injured and killed after Hezbollah operatives’ pagers exploded across Lebanon, with Israel’s Mossad being credited for the operation. The pagers, made in Taiwan, reportedly had batteries rigged with explosives.
Israel’s Mossad allegedly planted explosives in approximately 5,000 pagers ordered by Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant group supported by Iran. These pagers, manufactured by Gold Apollo in Taiwan, were smuggled into Lebanon earlier this year. According to reports, the devices detonated simultaneously across Lebanon and parts of Syria after receiving a coded signal, triggering small explosives within the pagers.
Lebanese security sources indicated that the explosives were hard to detect, even with scanners. The blasts resulted in the deaths of at least nine people, with many more injured. It is believed that the explosives were embedded in the batteries and remotely detonated by increasing their temperatures. PETN, a powerful explosive, was reportedly used in quantities of less than 20 grams per pager.
In response, Hezbollah has vowed retaliation against Israel, with Lebanese officials condemning the explosions as an act of Israeli aggression. Israeli officials have not commented on the incident. This development adds to the longstanding conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, which intensified after the October 7 Hamas attack. Israel has employed similar tactics before, including a 1996 operation where a mobile phone bomb was used to kill Hamas leader Yahya Ayyash.
