Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria.....

[enslaved1]

https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-exploding-pagers-8893a09816410959b6fe94aec124461b

Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria. At least 9 dead, hundreds injured

BEIRUT (AP) — Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine people – including an 8-year-old girl -- and wounding several thousand, officials said. They blamed Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack.

Among those wounded was Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon. The mysterious incident came amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, which have exchanged fire across the Israel-Lebanon border since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the war in Gaza.

The pagers that exploded had been newly acquired by Hezbollah after the group’s leader ordered members to stop using cell phones, warning they could be tracked by Israeli intelligence. A Hezbollah official told The Associated Press the pagers were a new brand the group had not used before.

At about 3:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, pagers started heating up and then exploding in the pockets and hands of those carrying them -- particularly in a southern Beirut suburb and the Beqaa region of eastern Lebanon where Hezbollah has a strong presence, and in Damascus, where several Hezbollah members were wounded, Lebanese security officials and a Hezbollah official said. The Hezbollah official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the press.

Lebanon says one of the dead is an 8 yo girl, which, if accurate, is saddening, but other than that, this (probably) is an impressive attack by Israel, and should really make the enemies of Israel (they haven't commented or taken any responsibility as of this writing)  rethink their life choices.  If IDF can get in your supply chain and compromise electronics so specifically (most likely) or somehow specifically overload only the pagers carried by their targets (less likely, not out of the question though), are they really worth fighting? 

[DefiantSix]

Mossad strikes again. 

[DefiantSix]

[SVPete]

This gives a good summary of what we "know" of the story, https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/09/18/hezbollah-still-trying-to-figure-out-how-israel-carried-out-israels-beeper-attack-n4932620 .

Trying to summarize the summary:

The Hezzies realized that because cell phones communicate with sell towers, cell phones could be tracked by Israel, a significant security issue. The Hezzies decided to switch to pagers, which are receive-only, not trackable. Israel got wind of this, learned which company's product had been ordered (~5000!), and managed to plant a small amount of explosive and a trigger in the pagers. Boom!

This did several things for Israel. It hit Hezzie leaders and combatants, hard, all over Lebanon and Syria (including Iran's ambassador to Lebanon!). It planted uncertainty about all Hezzie commercial transactions. Fear ... what's next and who is next.

[enslaved1]

 

Based on what is known so far, the specific order of pagers to Hezbollah was targeted, not just random devices coming out of the factory.  I call very false equivalency. 

Also, it seems there may have been a round 2.

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-820703

Hundreds of people were wounded on Wednesday as Lebanese media reported another round of explosions throughout the country at midday.

Three people had been killed, according to Lebanese state media.

According to Reuters, citing a Lebanese security official, those wounded sustain wounds primarily to the stomach and hands.

The Lebanese Health Ministry later issued a statement saying over a hundred people had been wounded and one person had been killed, according to a preliminary toll.

Initial vague reports of networked devices exploding came in from Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and throughout Lebanon.

If true, this would be the second consecutive day of potential sabotage and explosions in Lebanon after around 3,000 mostly members of Hezbollah were wounded by exploding beepers on Tuesday.

According to unconfirmed reports, Hezbollah has told its operatives to distance itself from communication devices.

Unofficial reports also claimed that Hezbollah told its members to dispose of devices containing a lithium battery or that are connected to the internet.

Oh no, the terrorists are getting their everyday lives interrupted by the possibility of attacks.  I believe the proper phrase for that is "what goes around, comes around". 

[SVPete]

Re anti-Semite Snowden:



Israel targeted the Hezzies' order only, and AFAIK, it is unknown if the explosives were planted in the factory or somewhere between the factory and Hezzie hands. Not that Israel-Hating anti-Semites let facts complicate their hate.

BREAKING: Walkie-Talkies Explode in Hezbollah Strongholds in Second Wave; UPDATE: ACME Again?

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/09/18/breaking-walkie-talkies-explode-in-hezbollah-strongholds-n3794667

Operation 1980s Called And Want Their Tech Back may not yet have ended. According to multiple reports, a second wave of explosions have taken place in Lebanon, primarily in Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut and the Bekaa Valley. This time, the explosions have been created by "networked devices" and possibly walkie-talkies.
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The Jerusalem Post suggests that "networked devices" may have gotten detonated in some fashion. Hezbollah has now warned all its personnel to stop using all communications devices ...
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Are you kidding me? Hezbollah bought all of their new equipment from a single source and didn't check any of it? Man, the Mossad owes their leadership a fruit basket. Sans explosive, of course.

Update: If it's true that Hezbollah got the radios from the same source as the pagers, why would they have used the radios after yesterday? If that's true, it's almost intentional incompetence. One has to wonder whether Hezbollah's field troops are wondering whether they have been stabbed in the back by their own leadership. I doubt they have much confidence in it today, at least.

Update: The casualty count thus far is one dead and over 100 injured, according to CNN's report from Lebanon's health ministry. That's a pretty significant second wave.

Was a "Beep! Beep!" heard shortly before the walkie-talkies exploded? Israel changed the, "What's next?" fear to, "Is this all?" For the Hezzies, these are serious losses - mid-level leaders (akin to upper level army non-coms, the ones with lots of experience and who know how things work and who has what skills) and active members.

To illustrate the degree of Hezzie cluelessness ... Lockheed has been a cotractor for the US military for decades, satellites and satellite communications. Some of its contracts' security provisions include the requirement that the finished products be delivered to a military facility - in Silicon Valley, Moffett Naval Air Station, which is adjacent to Lockheed - and transported to its destination on military transport aircraft. Moffett was deactivated by Clinton in the 90s, but to this day people who live in the approach pattern (e.g. me) periodically see C-130s and 4-engine jet transports flying in to Moffett.

Long short, the Hezzies should have had their people in the pager and walkie-talkie factories while their products were being assembled and should have had people accompany the shipments from the loading docks to the Hezzies' warehouse.

[SVPete]

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Oh no, the terrorists are getting their everyday lives interrupted by the possibility of attacks.  I believe the proper phrase for that is "what goes around, comes around".

FAFO, Mossad style.

[Ralph Wiggum]

BREAKING: Israel Kills Thousands More Terrorists With Exploding '200 Free Hours of AOL' CDs



LEBANON — Video footage of several explosions flooded social media Wednesday as thousands more Hezbollah terrorists were killed by exploding CDs promising 200 free hours of America Online.

"Oh boy, 200 free hours of dial-up Internet!" said Ahmad Krikor, a terrorist on the FBI's most wanted list. Unfortunately, his brief joy was quickly vaporized into dust along with his body.

Israel is suspected to have intercepted a cache of unused AOL discs which they repurposed for a tactical advantage. In addition, CCTV footage picked up Yiddish operatives fleeing the scene of many detonations.

https://babylonbee.com/news/breaking-israel-kills-another-thousand-terrorists-with-exploding-200-free-hours-of-aol-cds

Rashida Tlaib Uninjured After Her Pager Mysteriously Explodes



WASHINGTON, D.C. — Capitol Police responded to an urgent call amid reports of a loud disturbance in the congressional offices today. Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was later reportedly uninjured after her pager mysteriously exploded.

The incident occurred earlier Tuesday in Tlaib's Capitol Hill office, where her pager had been sitting on a desk before spontaneously detonating, causing a significant scare but leaving no reported injuries.

"It just blew up right out of nowhere!" one of Tlaib's staffers said following the explosion. "We were just going about our business, checking over the congresswoman's itinerary of Death-To-Israel protests, when there was a huge blast in the next room. We went in there, papers were flying everywhere, and there was smoke… thank goodness she had put the pager on the desk. Such a crazy, unexplained incident, right?"

https://babylonbee.com/news/rashida-tlaib-uninjured-after-her-pager-mysteriously-explodes

[SVPete]

1. The UN is predictably pissed at Israel succeeding at taking out the Hezbollah Rocketeers "soccer team".

2. Has Ilhan Omar been seen in the past 12 hours? Should she receive a "Health and Welfare" check?

3. Has AOC & The Squad introduced a resolution, yet, condemning Israel for striking back at Hezbollah by a means that would mainly hit Hezbollah members, plus or minus a few terror-supporting family members and friends. Or are they too busy getting their phones out of their purses and pockets?

[SVPete]

Hmmm: 19 Iranian Soldiers Die of Acute Pagercide, 150 Injured

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/09/18/hmmm-19-iranian-soldiers-die-of-acute-pagercide-150-injured-n3794660

As a second wave of explosions hits Hezbollah and its command structures, the success of the Israeli attacks raises some interesting questions. Yesterday's question after the pager operation was why Iran's ambassador to Lebanon carried a pager sourced to Hezbollah for operational communications. Mojtaba Amani got injured in the explosion, although initial reports claimed at first that his injuries were "superficial." The New York Times heard otherwise:

Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amini, lost one eye and severely injured his other eye when a pager he was carrying exploded in a simultaneous wave of blasts targeting wireless electronic devices, according to two members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps briefed on the attack.

Why would a diplomat carry a communication device connected to a terror network currently attacking another state, intended for operational purposes? We'll get back to that question, but first, let's look at today's question, asked in Star Trek V fashion: What did nearly 200 IRGC troops need with a Hezbollah pager?

19 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members were killed after their pagers had exploded in Deir ez-Zur in eastern Syria, Saudi news source Al-Hadath reported Wednesday afternoon.

An additional 150 IRCG members were also wounded in the explosions, Army Radio reported, citing the Saudi news source.

IRCG members carrying Hezzie pagers? In eastern Syria, the side of Syria farthest from Lebanon? Curiouser and curiouser.

[Old n Grumpy]

It’s nice to see the terrorists terrorized.

I wonder if the radios said “can you hear me now?” Before they exploded.

[Airwolf]

Terrorist being terrorized. Oh, the horror of it all. Somebody please help those poor people, NOT. I hope Israel keeps om giving them the just deserts Hezbollah deserves.

[SVPete]

Hydra beheaded:


https://x.com/Osint613/status/1838653068579148229

[Old n Grumpy]