New Details.. How Israel Prevented the Disruption of Pager Devices and Kept It a Secret?

Tel Aviv - Afaq News - A new film reveals how Israel succeeded in infiltrating the communication network of Hezbollah members and convincing them to adopt a technology that seemed safe to them.

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed these details in his own voice during an interview with Channel 12 about a year and a half ago, but they were subject to military censorship at that time. They are now allowed to be published with military censorship approval.

The film "Paging Hezbollah," directed by Justin Pollack, which is set to be released in the United States on October 30, reveals new details that had not been permitted for publication until now regarding the behind-the-scenes of the pager explosion operation that took place in September 2024.

As the film's release approaches and time passes since the operation, details that were previously prohibited from being disclosed are now allowed to be published.

It becomes clear that due to fears of the operation being exposed, Israel assassinated a person within Hezbollah who was suspected of the pagers and was working to examine them.

This element was assassinated, but it was not revealed that he was the actual target of the attack; instead, another person who was present alongside him was shown as the target. Additionally, Israel bombed a shipment containing inspection devices that arrived in Lebanon from Iran, and in this case as well, the true target of the operation was concealed.

Former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed these details in his own voice during an interview with Amit Segal, but these parts remained subject to censorship at that time, while they were allowed to be published this evening.

Gallant said in the interview: "In the first week of August, it became clear to us that someone had begun to suspect the beeper devices. I don't want to go into too much detail, but look at the list of those who were assassinated, because we assassinated him alongside another person, under various pretexts. After that, it became clear to us that inspection devices were on their way to check these beeper devices, so we destroyed them along with other things."

The film includes interviews, among others, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Mossad chief David Barnea, and Northern Command leader Ori Gordin.

The filmmakers stated that it will clarify how Israel was able to penetrate Hezbollah's communication network through device engineering and infiltrating the organization's supply chain. It will also show how Israel succeeded in convincing Hezbollah elements to adopt a technology that seemed safe to them.

The film showcases how the operation was carried out after years of planning and deception, and not as a hastily prepared singular attack.

The film is also supposed to trace how the devices were designed, marketed, and smuggled, before anyone within Hezbollah realized what had happened.