Hezbollah has been using a private, fixed-line telecommunications network dating back to the early 2000s, news agency Reuters reported on July 9.
The use of pagers appears to be an extension of this method of keeping communications to the most basic to avoid being intercepted and tracked.
It is not yet fully known how exactly the pagers were made to explode. Some experts on social media said they suspect Israeli intelligence operatives may have intercepted a large order of pagers by the Hezbollah, and either rigged them with small plastic explosives or replaced the pagers with similar looking models but which are actually mini bombs.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had previously warned the group’s members not to carry cellphones, saying that they could be used by Israel to track their movements and to carry out targeted strikes.
Israel’s electronic eavesdropping – including hacking into cell phones and computers – is also widely regarded as among the world’s most sophisticated.

Officers fired during a clash with a man who pulled a knife after being stopped for fare evasion, police say. 

​Officers fired during a clash with a man who pulled a knife after being stopped for fare evasion, police say.  

West Palm Beach residents are stunned the suspect was able to hide undetected at the course for nearly 12 hours. 

​West Palm Beach residents are stunned the suspect was able to hide undetected at the course for nearly 12 hours.