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Israel apparently intercepted the pagers from Taiwan that detonated in the pockets of thousands of Hezbollah fighters before they reached Lebanon.
According to the New York Times, Israel tampered with the devices that Hezbollah ordered.
They reportedly placed two ounces of explosive material next to the battery in each pager.
"A switch was also embedded that could be triggered remotely to detonate the explosives," the Times reported.
Hezbollah fighters received a message at 3:30 p.m. Lebanon time that looked like it was coming from Hezbollah’s leadership.
When the message came through, there was a brief pause, presumably so the fighters would raise the pagers toward their face, before they detonated.
Over 2,800 people were injured and 9 people were killed.