Two security sources and an intelligence source said Hezbollah suspected that more devices may have been hacked after the explosion. Pagers Tuesday.
The two sources told Reuters that the group had intensified its scanning of its communications systems, thoroughly examining all devices and beginning to verify supply chains. But it had not finished its scanning until Wednesday afternoon when the walkie-talkies exploded.
One of the sources said that Hezbollah It is believed that Israel She chose to detonate the devices because she feared that Hezbollah would discover that they were booby-trapped.
Three of the sources explained that Hezbollah investigations are ongoing to determine the location, time and method of booby-trapping the devices.
One security source said Hezbollah had thwarted previous Israeli operations targeting equipment the group imports from abroad, from its landline phones to ventilation units in its offices, including suspected hacks last year.
Hours before the explosion
Two security sources said that Hezbollah had given its members new Gold Apollo-branded pagers hours before thousands of them were detonated in attacks this week, suggesting that the group was confident the devices were secure despite ongoing inspections of electronic equipment for threats.
One of the sources said a member of the Iran-aligned group had received Pager New on Monday and exploded the next day while still in the packaging.
The second source said a pager had been given to a senior member a few days earlier and had injured one of his superiors when it exploded.
A source explained that the tests were not due to specific suspicions about the pagers, but were part of a routine inspection of the equipment, including Communication devices To monitor for any signs of explosives or spying mechanisms.
A shipment of 5,000 pagers arrived in Lebanon this year. Reuters reported that Hezbollah had turned to the devices in an attempt to avoid Israeli spying on mobile phones after senior leaders were killed in targeted air strikes over the past year.
Twelve people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured when pagers used by members of the group exploded. Hezbollah simultaneously across Lebanon Tuesday.
Sources confirmed to Sky News Arabia earlier that the Israeli intelligence agency (Mossad) Behind booby-trapping pagers with explosives.
Gold Apollo confirmed that it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack, but rather they were manufactured by the Hungarian company BAC, which has a license to use its trademark.
