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The Day Thousands of Pagers Exploded in Lebanon

The Day Thousands of Pagers Exploded in Lebanon

The Daily vor 2 Jahren

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Hundreds of electronic devices carried by Hezbollah members
exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday
in an audacious plot by Israel.

Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York
Times, discusses what the attack accomplished, and what it cost.

Guest: Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New
York Times.

Background reading:

What we know about the deadly wireless-device explosions in
Lebanon.

Israel’s pager attack was a tactical success without a
strategic goal, analysts say.

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