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Hezbollah members' wireless devices explode across Lebanon

François PICARD | Alessandro XENOS | Rebecca GNIGNATI | Irris MAKLER | Rawad TAHA | Dominique TRINQUAND | Philip TURLE | Aaron David Miller | Salah Hijazi

Edité par France 24 - 2024

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Rebecca Gnignati and Anna Rosa Zampaglione.

Note

  • It's a daring operation with no claim of responsibility. But with the pagers of Hezbollah members exploding in Lebanon and Syria, with Iran's ambassador in Beirut among the injured, all eyes are turning to Israel. For years, militants of the Tehran-backed militant group have been warned off using cellphones, preferring ethernet cables and pagers to communicate. In this special edition, we unpack the significance of Tuesday's pager blasts.

Langue
anglais
Date de publication
17/09/2024
Collection
The Debate
Contributeurs
Irris MAKLER FRANCE 24 Jerusalem correspondent
Rawad TAHA FRANCE 24 Beirut correspondent
Dominique TRINQUAND Former Head of the French UN Military Mission
Philip TURLE International Affairs Editor, FRANCE 24
Aaron David Miller Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Middle East Analyst and Negotiator
Salah Hijazi Deputy chief of the political desk, L’Orient-Le Jour

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