This Sunday, Lebanon witnessed an explosion of communication devices primarily used by Hezbollah, leaving twenty-five dead and wounding 2,800 civilians. This new level of escalation is being referred to as the “Pagers explosion,” where several pager devices were reportedly detonated. All indications point to the involvement of the Israeli government and intelligence agencies, who seem to be attempting to expand the theatre of war beyond Gaza for strategic purposes.

It is notable that Lebanon (Hezbollah) and Israel have been engaged in intermittent escalations since the start of the Lebanese Civil War. However, since 7th October, both sides have been trading daily skirmishes, with Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, attempting to disrupt the genocidal campaign by Israel in Gaza. Fully aware of their technological and intelligence inferiority to Israel, Hezbollah leaders have been cautious in using modern electronic communication devices.

On Sunday and Thursday, apart from pagers, other electronic devices such as mobile phones, laptops, walkie-talkies, and even solar systems were detonated. Initial investigations concluded that batteries had exploded, but others allege that Israeli intelligence agencies coordinated the attack on such low-wave transmission electronic devices.

It is worth noting that since April 2024, Israel has been increasing pressure on Hezbollah, killing several top political and militant leaders without much retaliation. Israel was also involved in the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the top political leader of Hamas, on 31st July........

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