Speaking to Israeli state television KAN, a former senior Mossad official explained that old model pagers were used for the attack operation.
“The selection was carefully considered.” “This is one of the risks in any operation. We knew that when many organizations abandoned the use of this technology, Hezbollah members continued to use it,” the former Mossad official said. he said.
“The operation required more than 10 years of planning and included establishing trust with the target customer, developing technology and maintaining distance without arousing the enemy’s suspicion,” the former Mossad official said. he said.
MANY PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES
On September 17, simultaneous explosions occurred on pagers used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon. In the explosions, 12 people, including two children, died and approximately 2,800 people were injured, about 300 of them seriously.
As a result of the explosion of many radios in the country on September 18, 25 people died and more than 450 people were injured.
He pointed out the Hungarian partner of the Taiwan-based Gold Apollo company, a company named “BAC Consulting KFT”, as the company that produced the detonated pagers.
In the news in the New York Times, it was written that Israel established a front company for the attack.
Officials who spoke to the newspaper and whose names were not disclosed said that BAC Consulting KFT (BAC Consulting Ltd) was “established by Israel as a shell company.” (AA)