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on the 17th and 18th, pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in lebanon, mainly targeting hezbollah, killing many people and injuring thousands. what is the cause of the explosion of communication equipment in lebanon? how do the parties express their views? where is the regional situation heading?

what caused the explosion?

since the outbreak of a new round of israeli-palestinian conflict on october 7 last year, hezbollah secretary-general hassan nasrallah has warned that israeli intelligence agencies have hacked into hezbollah's mobile phone network. to avoid being tracked, hezbollah members generally gave up their smartphones and switched to pagers with lower technology and more difficult to track, especially after several commanders were assassinated in israeli targeted attacks.

there are different opinions about how the pagers were detonated. one theory is that the explosive parts were implanted into the devices during the manufacturing or supply process. hadi khoury, a lebanese cybersecurity expert, said in an interview with lebanese media "orient-today" that the possibility of "malicious interference in the supply chain" of these pagers cannot be ruled out, "from factory assembly to delivery to lebanon, every stage may be invaded." there are also claims that the operator caused the device battery to overheat and explode through a cyber attack.

following the pager explosion, walkie-talkies used by hezbollah in lebanon exploded in many places in the country on the 18th, killing 9 people and injuring more than 300. so far, what other communication equipment of hezbollah has been hacked has become the focus of doubt.

israel's haaretz newspaper, citing sources, said hezbollah will now likely devote a lot of time to implementing its defenses, finding security loopholes and identifying those responsible.