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Ex-Israeli agents reveal how Hezbollah pager attacks were carried out

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Ex- Israeli agents reveal how Hezbollah used Israeli made walkie-talkies booby-trapped with explosives.

Hezbollah unwittingly bought over 16,000 the walkie talkies from a fake company 10 years ago .

Hezbollah had bought 5,000 of the booby trapped pagers by September 2024 .

On 17 September 2024 , thousands of pagers simultaneously exploded across Lebanon , killing and injuring hundreds more.

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57

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48

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59

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semi-formal

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English

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53

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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