In one of the most audacious acts of modern espionage, Israel’s Mossad tricked Hezbollah into buying thousands of booby-trapped pagers, turning the everyday devices into lethal weapons.
Covertly sold through shell companies and disguised as advanced communication tools, the pagers were remotely detonated in September 2024, causing chaos in Lebanon, wounding over 3,000, and dealing a devastating psychological blow to Hezbollah’s leadership.
This operation not only shattered Hezbollah’s chain of command but also rippled across the Middle East, weakening Iran’s proxy network and leaving Israel’s adversaries wary of what the Mossad might unleash next.