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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Exploding Hezbollah pagers 'audacious' deterrence message from Israel to Iran: one expert says
Description: The fallout in the Middle East continues after last week’s “audacious” covert cyber attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, when thousands of suspected operatives linked to the Iran-backed terror militia saw their army-issued pagers suddenly explode. Israel hasn’t confirmed or denied it was behind the sabotage of the booby-trapped devices, nor was the spy service taking credit for the following day’s second act: when scores of Hezbollah walkie-talkies caught fire. The explosions killed at least 37 people in Lebanon and parts of Syria, including a few children and a woman, but military analysts say the events have left thousands...