Israel Shifts War Focus to Hezbollah Hurt by Pager Blasts
- Operation to explode devices targeted Hezbollah members
- The heavily armed militant group in Lebanon is backed by Iran
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Israel’s operation against Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria through booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies was years in the making, and its use now ramped up a high-risk campaign aimed at deeply disrupting the group.
The tactical goal has been to set back the Iran-backed organization by going after its operatives, infrastructure and supply lines, according to people with knowledge of the situation as well as experts on Hezbollah.