Explosive pager/radio device

Conflict Usage

Israel-Hezbollah Conflict

Side: IsraelRole: Covert communications-device booby trapelectronic warfarestrike

In the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, the September 2024 attacks used booby-trapped pagers and two-way radios carried by Hezbollah members across Lebanon and Syria.

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