[aitchnyu]

Why waste it on a clever show instead of stalking their owners silently?

[hersko]

The "clever show" has caused a mass casualty event of Hezbollah fighters. I would say it was an extremely effective attack.

[flutas]

I think the intent was to disable a bunch of fighters honestly.

Make the pager ring, they grab it, it explodes in their hand disabling them for life and making them useless for the soldier role.

[lxgr]

The entire point of using one-way pagers (instead of phones or other two-way communication devices) is that they're effectively impossible to locate.

A supply chain attack could have probably added some sort of beacon, but that might show up on an RF sweep.

[piva00]

Probably because they have been stalking for a while, and this escalation is a precursor to further action. Destroying lines of communication is usually done before military action.

[jimbob45]

I think the "clever show" was the point. The physical damage may not actually justify the investment here. You need the resultant paranoia and suspicion from Hezbollah or it wasn't worth putting resources into.

[bathtub365]

They’re likely already stalking their owners via software exploits on their phones