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Hezbollah figures, reportedly eager to abandon smartphones due to fears of espionage and Israel exploiting their digital communications, were convinced to switch to these low-tech devices. By the time they adopted these pagers, the Israeli operatives had already embedded a fingerprint within the technology, allowing them to remotely detonate the devices at their discretion.
Methodical Planning and International Deception
The operation's meticulous nature highlights years of covert planning; Israeli spies and intelligence agents worked tirelessly to create a credible front that could infiltrate Hezbollah’s command and control systems. This strategic deception challenged Hezbollah’s assumptions about security, ultimately enabling Israel to compromise their communications.