By targeting so many pagers at the same time, Israel demonstrated technical prowess and partly restored the aura of its intelligence agencies. But its long-term intent is unclear.

Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah have seen a swing. However, since Tuesday, tensions have escalated after the Lebanon-based militant group alleged that the Jewish nation was responsible for exploding devices,

At around 3:30 in the afternoon on Tuesday, the pagers across Lebanon began beeping, delivering a message from Hezbollah leadership to their operatives through a chorus of chimes, melodies, and buzzes.