Unrest in Lebanon over the attack that left more than 2,800 people injured200 of whom are in critical condition, with eight dead in various areas of southern Lebanon, eastern Bekaa Valley and the southern suburbs of Beirut. This attack was not carried out by a bombardment or ground incursion, but by the detonation of thousands of pagers or beepers at the same time.
To find out the keys to this attack, LaSexta Noticias speaks with the security and defense analyst Jesus Manuel Perez Trianawhich claims that the Mossad, considered one of the most powerful intelligence services in the world under Israeli leadership, had previously manipulated other communications systems.
“There is already a precedent. In 1996, they killed a Hamas engineer by inserting a small amount of explosives into his cell phone. This is on a large scale,” he said. Pagers have “more primitive” technology than a cell phone, more like a calculator.
To carry out this attack, Reuters suggests there could have been pre-handling devices, because they ensure that the devices cannot be detonated remotely. Probably, by manipulating them to match Hezbollah’s own radio frequencies, they introduced an explosive charge.
But, Why is Hezbollah using this research? in mid-2024? This directly affects the militia’s communications. For a few months, they were worried about them and no longer used phones to avoid being tracked. The pagers were part of a shipment that recently arrived in Lebanon.
This is not the first time that Hezbollah has shown concern about its communications. In 2008, there was a conflict with the Lebanese government because it was installing its own mobile phone network.They have the means and resources to establish their own communication network powerful,” he said.
