Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.

Israel carried out its operation against Hezbollah on Tuesday by hiding explosive material within a new batch of Taiwanese-made pagers imported into Lebanon, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.

The pagers, which Hezbollah had ordered from Gold Apollo in Taiwan, had been tampered with before they reached Lebanon, according to some of the officials. Most were the company’s AP924 model, though three other Gold Apollo models were also included in the shipment.

The explosive material, as little as one to two ounces, was implanted next to the battery in each pager, two of the officials said. A switch was also embedded that could be triggered remotely to detonate the explosives.

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  • Flying SquidMEnglish
    0•2 months ago

    This is the U.S.

    Doctors just don’t have pagers anymore.

    • @UnderpantsWeevilEnglish
      4•2 months ago

      That’s not true. Pagers are still in regular use for two reasons:

      • Hospitals hate upgrading their tech infrastructure, so they’ll sit on a 20 year old system until it falls to pieces

      • Pagers don’t get spam texts at the same volume as cell phones, so you can be confident that when your pager rings its serious and not automated solicitations.

    • @finitebanjoEnglish
      -6•2 months ago

      Humanity in for an incredibly dark future.

        • @finitebanjoEnglish
          0•2 months ago

          For using deviced capable of recording audio and transmitting photos of the environment at all times. Every patient that comes through has all of their vulnerabilities exposed.

          I hope hospitals that promote such behavior get sued into the ground.