11 dead, thousands injured in explosive supply chain attack on Hezbollah pagers

Enlarge / An ambulance arrives at the site after wireless communication devices known as pagers exploded in Sidon, Lebanon, on September 17, 2024.Ahmad Kaddoura/Anadolu via Getty Images

A massive wave of pager explosions across Lebanon and Syria beginning at 3:30 pm local time today killed at least 11 people and injured more than 2,700, according to local officials. Many of the injured appear to be Hezbollah members, although a young girl is said to be among the dead.

Anonymous officials briefed on the matter are now describing it as a supply chain attack in which Israel was able to hide small

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