Israel has been planning an operation to blow up pagers in Lebanon for 15 years, ABC News reported, citing a source in US intelligence circles. According to the source, the IDF began planning the operation back in 2009, which allowed it to gather the necessary information and prepare a cyber strike that led to the mass detonation of pagers and other communication devices in the hands of Hezbollah members.

According to the information, Israel has been monitoring Hezbollah's communications infrastructure for years and simultaneously developing ways to disable key elements of it. As a result of these actions, massive explosions have occurred in Lebanon in the past few days, injuring thousands of people, including civilians.