The MOSSAD's involvement in the explosion of paging devices in Lebanon.

The simultaneous detonation of communication devices used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon has so far resulted in the death of 9 people and the injury of 2,800 people. Lebanese Health Minister Firas el-Ebyad highlighted in a press conference about the detonation of communication devices that most of the injuries occurred in the "hand or abdomen area." While the shockwaves of the attack continue to reverberate around the world, it is alleged that Israel's intelligence agency, MOSSAD, placed explosives in the batteries of the communication devices used by Hezbollah in Lebanon.

DEVICES UNDER SCRUTINY

As the question of how explosive functionality was given to the communication devices detonated on numerous Hezbollah members in Lebanon arises, the origins of the devices are also being debated. According to social media, the names of three models, which are claimed to be used by Hezbollah members, have gained significant interaction. Accordingly, two of these communication device models are produced by US companies, while one is produced by a Taiwanese company. One of the devices belongs to Motorola, a US-based company that has been producing telephones and other communication devices since the early 1900s. However, until the evening of the day the incident occurred, images of communication devices with the Motorola brand, which were confirmed to have exploded or been damaged on Hezbollah members, did not circulate on social media.

Although there were shares of devices branded "Teletrim" affiliated with Motorola, it was noticed that these images belonged to intact devices. The latest device shared on social media is the "Gold Apollo Rugged Pager AR924" model produced by the Taiwanese company "Apollo Gold" and sold by the Hong Kong-based company "Apollo Systems HK." Images of Apollo branded communication devices, which were fragmented but had readable model information, were included in the shares. On the other hand, these companies stopped selling these devices a long time ago due to the widespread use of mobile phones and the internet. However, it can be seen that these models are being sold second-hand.

US AVOIDS COMMENTING

The US State Department stated that they have no connection to the simultaneous detonation of communication devices used by Hezbollah elements in Lebanon and that they will not make any assessment regarding who is responsible for the incident. Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the US State Department, said, "I can say that the US has no involvement in this matter. The US was also not aware of this incident beforehand. We are currently gathering information about the incident." When faced with persistent questions, Miller avoided commenting on whether Israel was responsible for the attack, saying, "Doesn't carrying out such an attack while US Secretary of State Blinken is in the region harm the efforts of the US to reduce tensions in the region?"

ISRAELI CHIEF OF STAFF HOLDS EVALUATION MEETING AFTER THE EXPLOSIONS

According to a statement from the Israeli military, Israeli Chief of Staff Halevi conducted a situation assessment in the evening hours discussing "being prepared for attack and defense in all areas." The statement also noted that there were no changes in the security directives given to the public by the internal front command.

MOSSAD ALLEGATION

In a report based on various sources, Sky News Arabia claimed that the extensive communication device attack in Lebanon was made possible by the Israeli foreign intelligence agency MOSSAD seizing Hezbollah's communication devices before taking them over. According to the source, MOSSAD placed a powerful explosive substance called "PETN" in the batteries of the devices and remotely raised the temperature of the batteries to detonate them.