Mossad chief David Barnea spoke today about the explosive beeper operation targeting Hezbollah and explained why it was not initiated at the start of the war in October 2023.
Barnea revealed that the first batch of beepers, numbering only 500, was shipped to Lebanon just weeks before the October 7 attacks. By the time the operation was executed nearly a year later, the number of beepers that detonated was ten times greater than what had been in place at the outset of the war.
Discussing the timing of the operation’s activation last September, Barnea acknowledged the complexity of the decision. “The dilemma in activating Operation Beeper on September 17, 2024 was very great,” he said.
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