Without Explosives: How Hezbollah's Phones Were Destroyed

Just over an hour after the pager attack across Lebanon, which resulted in the injury of thousands of Hezbollah operatives due to the explosion of their communication devices, Lebanon is experiencing tremendous disorder and chaos. Hundreds of injured individuals are lying in hospital corridors, and reports of the number of fatalities are expected to emerge in the coming hours.

Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal has published new details about how the dramatic operation was carried out. According to the report, contrary to initial assumptions that explosives had been planted in the communication devices, it was actually malicious software embedded in the devices that caused them to overheat and explode. The report also noted that some Hezbollah operatives felt their pagers heating up and threw them away before they exploded.

In the meantime, there is suspicion in Lebanon that the entity involved in the operation was the supplier that sold the devices to Hezbollah. A Lebanese military commentator addressed the dramatic event on Sky News Arabic, suggesting that "the entity that sold the devices to Hezbollah may also be the internet provider and gained remote control."