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Explosive Blows to Hezbollah: Israel Suspected
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New York Times - Middle East
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Explosions in Lebanon involved larger, heavier Icom IC-V82 walkie-talkies linked to Hezbollah; New York Times analysis found they caused more fires (71 homes/stores, 18 vehicles) but fewer casualties (14 killed, 450+ wounded) than pager blasts on Tuesday (12 killed, 2,700+ wounded); Hezbollah fighter photographed with Icom radio in 2022.
New York Times - Middle East
Israel’s Focus Shifts From Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon
Politics
Israel shifts focus from Gaza to Lebanon, allocating forces to northern arena. Defense minister Yoav Gallant and prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu state goal of ensuring safe return of tens of thousands of displaced northern residents. Hezbollah, a US-designated terrorist group, has been targeting northern Israel with rockets and drones, using booby-trapped wireless devices in attacks on its members. The destructive, disruptive and sometimes deadly exchange of fire along the border raises conc..
New York Times - Technology
How Israel Built a Modern-Day Trojan Horse: Exploding Pagers
Politics
Technology
Pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon exploded, killing at least 32 including 4 children, and injuring over 2,700, some of whom were Hezbollah members. The blasts sent people flying off motorcycles, caused panic among shoppers, and produced smoke and screams, as witnessed and captured on video. Mohammed Awada and his son saw a man's hand flying away from the explosion. Israel is suspected to be behind the complex, long-planned attack involving concealed explosi..
East Asia - South China Morning Post
Japan’s Icom investigates explosion of walkie-talkies in Lebanon
Technology
Icom Inc, a Japanese radio equipment maker, is investigating reports of two-way radio devices with its logo exploding in Lebanon. The company confirmed via a statement that it is looking into the facts surrounding the incidents, which have been reported globally. They indicated that updated information would be available on their website. Notably, the model involved appears to be the IC-V82, which was phased out in 2014, and images of the exploded devices show labels indicating they are “made..
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