Were the exploding pagers in Lebanon part of a larger Israeli blunder?
5 min readIn this attack, "Israel" did not aim to merely terrorize civilians, they do that daily. The targeting of the pagers was intended to disrupt the communication channels for Resistance operatives, as well as the civilian infrastructure such as hospitals and Civil Defense.
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The pagers were programmed to detonate during the initial phase of the war, 24 hours later, to disrupt communication channels, and create confusion and disarray in the midst of war. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)
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