Examining Israel’s Deadly Pager Attack on Hezbollah: A Cost to Innocents and Regional Stability

On September 17, 2024, a calculated attack orchestrated by Israel targeted Hezbollah through the remote detonation of thousands of pagers distributed among the organization’s members across Lebanon. This unprecedented tactic wounded more than 3,000 individuals and led to the deaths of 12 people, including children. While Israel celebrated this strike as a strategic success against an Iran-backed adversary firing at its borders, the broader consequences reveal a deeper cost — one that undermines regional stability and raises troubling legal questions. Are Such Attacks Justifiable Under International Law? This operation did not discriminate between combatants and non-combatants within Hezbollah’s ranks, a...