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The Real Goal of Israel’s Exploding-Pager Attack on Hezbollah

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The war between Hamas and Israel has understandably seized the world’s attention over the past year, but the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel was simmering for just as long until it boiled over at 3:30 p.m. local time Tuesday. That’s when several thousand pagers belonging to Hezbollah members simultaneously exploded, filling hospitals with the wounded and killing several, according to officials, including a 9-year-old girl. Today a second wave of explosions blew up the group’s handheld radios. How did Israel pull it off and, more importantly, why? Today, Jeff Wise explores the question for Intelligencer.

—Justin Miller, deputy editor, Intelligencer

The Real Goal of Israel’s Exploding-Pager Attack on Hezbollah What experts say about the unprecedented strike.

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