WhatsappYesterday afternoon something dramatic happened that will change the course of Israel’s war with Hezbollah and is perhaps the opening shot of the next stage in that war.
Thousands of Hezbollah operatives across Lebanon and Syria simultaneously pulled out their new beepers at exactly 330 PM and after they saw a simple message: “Message from the Hezbollah High Command..” the beepers blew up. Numbers are still pouring in, but estimates from Lebanon and Syria point at 4,000 injured, with hundreds in critical condition and tens dead. Even those not in critical condition have lost their eye site or their testicles.
This dramatic event was said to to have been intended as an opening shot for an Israeli ground invasion, but the Mossad had to initiate it early. Whether or not the ground war is launched in the coming days or not, what is clear now is that Hezbollah is in disarray and this portends something much bigger is coming.
So How Did The Mossad Do It?
While there is no official report on how the Mossad carried out what appears one of the best if not the best anti-terrorism operation ever, it seems likely that the beeper company in Taiwan that delivered them to Iran that brought them to Hezbollah actually ordered the beepers from a third party manufacturer in Hungary. Many observers are now suggesting that the Mossad either infiltrated the manufacturer or owned the manufacturer outright. This allowed them to inject an explosive material of about 20 grams into each pager.
The incredible part about this operation is the level of infiltration the Mossad pulled off. None of this could have been pulled off without Mossad agents on the ground and high up in order to first find out that Hezbollah was switching to pagers and who they were buying them from.
The effects of this operation are far reaching. For months Israelis have been expecting a massive attack from Hezbollah on its coastal cities, but the Mossad’s operation has brought the attack to Hezbollah. Elite Hezbollah members are dead, maimed, blind, and incapacitated. They are now mistrustful of their leadership and must rely on purely low-tech communication when the IDF is readying a ground offensive to push them from Lebanon’s South.
In the coming days and weeks Lebanon will be the focus of Israel’s next stage in this war and with it, the region will inevitably change forever. All of that may bring a certain amount fear with it, but for now, before the ground war begins, the Mossad has given Israel a real upper hand.
