The Exploding Pagers

[Tom-K]

It seems it ain't over. There are exploding walkie-talkies now. One or two dead and maybe 400 wounded. Not a good couple of days for Hezbollah.

https://www.aljazeera.com/live

[George K]

[Copper]

pager
walkie talkie
iPhone

[Renauda]

[George K]

Oh...

[Mik]

Jealous we didn’t think of it sez I.

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

[Klaus]

I have no sympathy whatsoever for Hezbollah. They can all rot in hell, as far as I'm concerned.

But I'm not sure this was a good idea. Innocent children that just happened to stand close by were injured or killed. It's not clear to me that the overall effect will be positive for Israel.

[Jolly]

I look at it this way...For urban warfare -for this is what this is - the Israelis have gone to some lengths to keep the civilian casualties down as much as possible. Hezbollah has a deep stock of rockets and small arms, with the stated objective of exterminating the Jews.

Hezbollah is a clear and present danger to the existence of Israel.

[LuFins Dad]

@Klaus said in The Exploding Pagers:

I have no sympathy whatsoever for Hezbollah. They can all rot in hell, as far as I'm concerned.

But I'm not sure this was a good idea. Innocent children that just happened to stand close by were injured or killed. It's not clear to me that the overall effect will be positive for Israel.

It’s about intent. Innocents might be caught in the blast range, but it’s accidental and not intended. Hezbollah specifically targets civilians and children. That’s all the difference in the world.

[LuFins Dad]

Beyond that, I also wouldn’t believe anything those lying sacks of shit say about innocent casualties.

[Mik]

I suspect the collateral damage is minimal if any. But they surely screwed Hezbollah's operational capability.

[jon-nyc]

A couple of kids died, which is not unexpected when you detonate ~3,000 of these things. But its one of the most targeted attacks imaginable.

[LuFins Dad]

Any word on the scope of the walkie talkies?

[Horace]

It's never been obvious that Israel can violence their way out of this situation. But as violent tactics go, this was a good one.

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

Any word on the scope of the walkie talkies?

I believe they were another nine killed with about 300 injuries

[jon-nyc]

That comports with what I've read.

[jon-nyc]

[Mik]

"From the liver to the knee"