The mass explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies believed to belong to members of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah in Lebanon have widely been attributed to Israel’s intelligence services. The attacks, which killed dozens of people and wounded thousands more, speak volumes about the technical capacities of Israel’s spy services – and their role in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The deadly sabotage operations targeting pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon earlier this week have been called many things. But while the attacks have been condemned by many people as “morally questionable” and “legally dubious”, others have hailed them as “technically impressive” and fiendishly “effective”.
