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Mossad director says beeper operation 'broke' Hezbollah, reveals new details
Director of the Mossad, David Barnea, addressed the “Pagers Operation” at the INSS Annual Conference, during which the pagers of thousands of Hezbollah operatives exploded. He revealed: “The operation reflects intelligence penetration and a deep understanding of the enemy,… pic.twitter.com/tGF7JrqfCS
— INSS (@INSSIsrael) February 25, 2025
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"The Mossad does not have tanks, armored personnel carriers, fighter jets, or missiles. We have the men and women of the Mossad who are the engine of its actions and successes. They are the creative brains [of operations] and make the impossible possible." "The first shipment containing only 500 beepers arrived in Lebanon a few weeks before the October 7 massacre."
"The beeper operation is young compared to the radio operation, which was launched in the previous decade with Tamir Pardo and Yossi Cohen. The idea for the beepers arose from the fact that the radio operation was ineffective in all combat. So we thought of another way to hit Hezbollah terrorists with a device that was always close to them."..."Activating both operations (the beepers and the radios) at the beginning of the war would not have led to the powerful achievement that we achieved at the time of its activation.
"At the time the beeper operation was activated, 10 times more beepers were detonated than we had at the beginning of the war, and twice as many radios were detonated."
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-843710— INSS (@INSSIsrael) February 25, 2025
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"The Mossad does not have tanks, armored personnel carriers, fighter jets, or missiles. We have the men and women of the Mossad who are the engine of its actions and successes. They are the creative brains [of operations] and make the impossible possible." "The first shipment containing only 500 beepers arrived in Lebanon a few weeks before the October 7 massacre."
"The beeper operation is young compared to the radio operation, which was launched in the previous decade with Tamir Pardo and Yossi Cohen. The idea for the beepers arose from the fact that the radio operation was ineffective in all combat. So we thought of another way to hit Hezbollah terrorists with a device that was always close to them."..."Activating both operations (the beepers and the radios) at the beginning of the war would not have led to the powerful achievement that we achieved at the time of its activation.
"At the time the beeper operation was activated, 10 times more beepers were detonated than we had at the beginning of the war, and twice as many radios were detonated."