What we know about the walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon | DW News

Hezbollah communication devices exploded again in the south of the country and in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut. The death toll has increased to 20, the country's health ministry said, while those injured now stands at 450. This comes a day after an attack which targeted people using pagers, which resulted in 12 deaths and nearly 3,000 being injured.

Chapters:

00:00 Several killed by exploding walkie-talkies
03:17 Melinda Haas, Assistant Professor of International Affairs
08:47 Evidence points to infiltration of pager supply chain
11:05 Justin Cappos, Professor at NYU Engineering Department
19:01 Matthew Levitt, Counter-terrorism Analyst

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[SylviaGillard-yqgj]

The good news is that the pagers were still under warranty so replacements are being mailed out today.

[borisreljanovic]

This is terrible. Are you saying that Hezbollah terrorists are actually being "terrorized"?!? Who would ever thought?!?

[kerall]

So the terrorists with the pagers on them were the targets...and the problem is?! The moral here is don't fraternize with terrorists, find a better friends.

[bartb]

The message is clear: don't allow terrorists to hide and opperate in your community.

[larryolsen]

What does international law say about rape.murder and kidnapping.
Israel is serving justice.

[I_Lemaire]

"Teach them a lesson?" You want another lesson?

[mr.littlepumpkin]

“Indiscriminate”?? Is this a joke?

This has to be a record for the fewest civilian casualties in an urban military operation in history.

[SylviaGillard-yqgj]

It is ridiculous to say it was an 'indiscriminate attack'. It could not have been more perfectly targeted. What should the IDF do, approach each potential terrorist and tap them on the shoulder to ask if they are members of hezbollah?

[UEye]

Hezbollah have changed their name to:
HasNoBalla or HasBallLess are the new name changes😂

[cp_pdn]

On Oct 7, A attacked B.
And now A is crying ....

[ribe]

Why not call the killed and injured terrorists? That was a targeted attack on the terrorists

[Dovid]

An eye-surgeon from the American University in Beirut, speaking about those persons suffering eye-injuries from the blasts made by their "beepers, " said: "One-third of these 110 lost vision in both eyes, irreversibly, and the other two-thirds [we're trying to] salvage one eye" (End Quote). This simply means that about 36 men lost vision in both eyes, owing to their inveterate hatred of Israel. Under the Laws of Armed Conflict (International law), “Unprivileged belligerents” are persons who join in the armed conflict (hostilities) without being dressed in military uniform, and, therefore, are no longer deemed as ‘innocent civilians’. These pagers ("beepers") were obtained by senior Hezbollah military personnel. Hezbollah has been at war with Israel, by its own choosing, since October 8, 2023.

[islandgirl]

That guy said it’s a violation of international law . He’s a comedian 😂😂😂

[rons]

The logistics of doing this is phenomenal it’s not like you would have had weeks to intercept 3000 plus devices and modify them

[chiehlilee]

Being hacked vs being blown up…..such a difficult choice…….

[luisvielma]

Like the old commercial, "can you hear me now?"

[victorbebawi]

It appears that the international law is targeting Israel for taking actions to defend itself . Do you expect Israel to wait for attacks without taking any action to protect its people?

[randypetitmaitre]

They gonna start using carrier pigeon now😂😂😂😂😂

[Teeena]

Only 20 rockets? On oct 7 they sent many more rockets in. Remember, they started the war. .

[stephan]

The internet of things just acquired a new dimension.