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Pagers and walkie-talkies: Why Israel carried out its attack in Lebanon

The Sept. 17 and Sept. 18 attacks, attributed to Israel, raised questions about the country’s calculations and their consequences for the future of the war.

Pagers and walkie-talkies: Why Israel carried out its attack in Lebanon

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard near a hospital in Beirut on Sept. 17, 2024, after thousands were injured and nine killed in a series of explosions involving pagers used by Hezbollah members, which are attributed to Israel. (Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP)

Are the detonations a sign of Israel’s determination to weaken Hezbollah considerably, to prepare for a new kind of war that would enable it to avoid a large-scale offensive in Lebanon and an all-out escalation in the region? Or has Israel dealt...
Are the detonations a sign of Israel’s determination to weaken Hezbollah considerably, to prepare for a new kind of war that would enable it to avoid a large-scale offensive in Lebanon and an all-out escalation in the region? Or has Israel dealt...