Hezbollah pagers explode all over Lebanon injuring 1000s

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allisolm

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Looks like a second wave happening:



Not condoning the deaths and injuries but you've got to give them kudos for managing to pull this off - twice.

Excuse me as I head for Amazon to order a Faraday cage for my electronics.
 
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borosp1

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Looks like a second wave happening:

New reports as well as the hand held radios exploding now reported Solar power systems exploded in homes across Lebanon..

 
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[DHT]Osiris

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Hezbollah is the one being targeted. Any non-hezbollah casualties doesn't make it terrorism.

The minute you target civilians for the purpose of terrorising them, that makes it terrorism.
It's only terrorism if it's against white people, otherwise it's just sparkling wanton destruction.
 
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UNCjigga

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I heard someone on the radio this morning say that Israel was likely planning this operation for a later date, likely to coincide with any attacks that Hezbollah/Iran are planning for the 10/7 anniversary. However, Israeli intel got wind that Hezbollah started to sense something was amiss and so Israel detonated the first wave prematurely.
 

Indus

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This sounds like it needs a thorough investigation.
For our own safety, we need to know exactly WTF is going on.

Yeah we definitely don't want angle grinders, table saws and miter saws unlocking the moving blades which going flying at people at the command of mossad!
 

GodisanAtheist

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Ugh while the loss of innocent life is always no bueno, this could have potentially short circuited a broader conflict that would have left the general Lebanese population just as fucked as the people in Gaza.

Hezbollah has to be rethinking their entire command and control structure right about now. This maneuver took them from being able to open up a credible second front against Israel right down to disorganized street thugs in the threat hierarchy.

Let's see how this goes, but Israel might have just done the general Lebanese population, which has been kicked down a lot in recent history, a solid.
 
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Muse

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Wouldn't these pagers be a chief example of a dumb device, likely used due to being cheap?
On TV news (ABC) last night they said that last February Hezbollah (I think the head) decided to abandon phones as a security risk.
 

kage69

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A second wave of explosions happened, this time with walkie talkies. 14 dead, up to 450 injured. Sounds like more damage there. Makes sense, you hold them to your face or ear to use. A hidden charge of something potent, maybe a little dedicated frag in there to ensure at least one deep wound, and then it's hoisted to within inches of your brain. No bueno.

That is some arresting strike Israel. Having your hand or several fingers blown off, or serious damage to your torso near groin or kidneys, yeah I can see how that might take the steam out of a desire and ability to wage war. If you survive, you probably can't operate a weapon well and are now easier to identify. Womp womp.

And that's just the immediate effects. Think of the fear and doubt this sows. Hezbollah is going to be questioning it's communication devices for years, may even abandon the use of electronic devices altogether after this.
 
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manly

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Not condoning the deaths and injuries but you've got to give them kudos for managing to pull this off - twice.

Excuse me as I head for Amazon to order a Faraday cage for my electronics.
Not directing this at you per se, but hypothetically if Iran perpetrated this against a US ally, would we give any kudos? (Obvious rhetorical question.)

Or would we be calling that terrorism?

2800 injuries, and one dead girl?

The NYT said this operation has no clear strategic goal:

 
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Shmee

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Mustaffa the jihadi dies, finds himself in Paradise wondering if he missed some small print about those virgins

Is that Quakecon?! Looks like it. I see Bawls cans, and the guy in the foreground is playing Quake 2
 
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