An explosion attack using modified pagers has rocked Lebanon, injuring thousands and killing 12. The incident adds a new and concerning dimension to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. While Israel remains silent, Hezbollah accuses Mossad of planting explosives inside 5,000 pagers at the production level.
Tuesday's Hezbollah pager explosion attack rocked the Middle East, adding an extraordinary new dimension to the conflict that has been raging for nearly a year. The exploding pagers injured around 3,000 people across Lebanon , killing 12 including two children, according to the country's government. Footage shared on social media showed pagers blowing up in people's pockets in supermarkets. Lebanon blamed Israel , who declined to comment.
The pagers can receive texts of up to 100 characters. Were Israel behind the attacks?Israel has not commented publicly on the attacks, but it has been widely reported that its intelligence and military were responsible.Hezbollah said that Mossad, the Israeli spy agency, planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers, intervening "at the production level."A Hezbollah source told Reuters that three grams of explosives were hidden inside each of the pagers.
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