The Way Mossad Got Hezbollah To Buy Exploding Walkie-Talkies Is Insane

Posted • December 23, 2024: Two recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria using exploding pagers and walkie-talkies three months ago. Hezbollah began striking Israel almost immediately after Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the Israel-Gaza war. The agents spoke with CBS 60 Minutes in a segment aired Sunday night. They wore masks and spoke with altered voices to hide their identities. One agent said the operation started 10 years ago using walkie-talkies laden with hidden explosives, which Hezbollah didn’t realise it was buying from Israel, its enemy. The walkie-talkies were not detonated until September, a day after booby-trapped pagers were set off.