PAGER EXPLOSIONS IN LEBANON – IMPACT ON REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Authors

  • Lyubosvet STOEV Georgi Stoykov Rakovski National Defense College, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Zhivo PETROV Georgi Stoykov Rakovski National Defense College, Sofia, Bulgaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53477/3045-2309-25-17

Keywords:

Israel–Hezbollah conflict, supply chain infiltration, supply chain security, international reactions, Electronic Warfare, Psychological Operations, Cybersecurity, Middle East conflict

Abstract

The article relates to the interlude of 2024 Israel-Hezbollah war, and focuses onto the cyberattack against pagers and other electronic devices in Lebanon and Syria on September 17 and 18, 2024. A brief chronology of events is presented, followed by a review of pager technology for one-way communication. Features of the explosive substance used were examined and a hypothesis was developed for the method of attack. Finally, the consequences of the attack are analyzed as the both sides marched towards a full-scale war.

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Published

2025-07-31

Issue

2025: PROCEEDINGS of the INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE STRATEGIES XXI - THE COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC NATURE OF THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT

Section

SECTION III INSTRUMENTS OF CURRENT WARFARE