I’m not sure i understand the value of this attack. If you’ve infiltrated supply lines enough to feed your opponents trapped devices, why make them bombs? Why not, you know, spy on them with them?
I can only assume they either:
a) have enough visibility into their org already or
b) value the potential damage over any future information advantage
But again these don’t square to me. If A is true then why not use soldiers, drones, or smart bombs to target people since you’ve already located them? If B is true, why trigger the attack now? Did they kill any high value targets, does this disrupt operations at a critical moment?
I have to think it’s pure terrorism. Make people distrustful of any devices, voluntarily complicating or crippling their own communication system in the belief it could be explosive.
dance_ninja@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Well this has horrifying broader implications.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Not really. These were almost certainly tiny shaped RDX charges. Pretty sure that stuff isn’t in your everyday cellphone/smartphone. Israel must’ve identified and infiltrated the supply chain used by Hezbollah.
dance_ninja@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There are critical facilities that still make high use of pagers in the US.