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Why waste it on a clever show instead of stalking their owners silently?
by aitchnyu 2y ago
Why waste it on a clever show instead of stalking their owners silently?
- piva00 2y agoProbably because they have been stalking for a while, and this escalation is a precursor to further action. Destroying lines of communication is usually done before military action.
- bathtub365 2y agoThey’re likely already stalking their owners via software exploits on their phones
- hersko 2y agoThe "clever show" has caused a mass casualty event of Hezbollah fighters. I would say it was an extremely effective attack.
- diggan 2y ago[flagged]
- Aerbil313 2y ago[flagged]
- wing-_-nuts 2y ago[flagged]
- diggan 2y agoNot sure if you've seen any of the videos that have circulated, but the created explosions was bigger than just getting a bruise on the waist from it. Seems it'd be enough to stand next to someone with one of those pagers to get hurt by it.
- HDThoreaun 2y ago[flagged]
- flutas 2y agoI think the intent was to disable a bunch of fighters honestly. Make the pager ring, they grab it, it explodes in their hand disabling them for life and making them useless for the soldier role.
- lxgr 2y agoThe entire point of using one-way pagers (instead of phones or other two-way communication devices) is that they're effectively impossible to locate. A supply chain attack could have probably added some sort of beacon, but that might show up on an RF sweep.
- jimbob45 2y agoI think the "clever show" was the point. The physical damage may not actually justify the investment here. You need the resultant paranoia and suspicion from Hezbollah or it wasn't worth putting resources into.