An image of an exploded pager sent to L'Orient Today by a resident of Sour, in southern Lebanon.
In an era dominated by smartphones, Hezbollah has opted for a low-tech alternative: pagers. The shift away from cellphones, easily hacked and tracked, was a strategic move driven by Israel's sophisticated surveillance capabilities and its propensity for targeted assassinations, and reflects a broader effort by the party to shield itself from these tactics.Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, has repeatedly warned against the risks posed by smartphones, describing them as "spy devices that can easily be controlled."Israeli forces use an array of techniques, including cell phone hacking, drone surveillance, and cyber espionage, to pinpoint targets, and Hezbollah fighters are routinely hit in their homes, cars, and motos in a fashion that implies their exact location was known to Israeli forces.Spyware like Pegasus, developed by...
In an era dominated by smartphones, Hezbollah has opted for a low-tech alternative: pagers. The shift away from cellphones, easily hacked and tracked, was a strategic move driven by Israel's sophisticated surveillance capabilities and its propensity for targeted assassinations, and reflects a broader effort by the party to shield itself from these tactics.Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, has repeatedly warned against the risks posed by smartphones, describing them as "spy devices that can easily be controlled."Israeli forces use an array of techniques, including cell phone hacking, drone surveillance, and cyber espionage, to pinpoint targets, and Hezbollah fighters are routinely hit in their homes, cars, and motos in a fashion that implies their exact location was known to Israeli forces.Spyware like Pegasus, developed...