The attack on communication devices held by Hezbollah members has turned the spotlight on Unit 8200 of the Israel Defense Forces. Israeli officials do not comment on the attacks in Lebanon.
For more on the evolving role of cyber intelligence in wars, CGTN has spoken to General Hanan Geffen, a former commander of the 8200 Unit of Israeli military Intelligence.
#Israel #hezbollah #lebanon #pagers
For more on the evolving role of cyber intelligence in wars, CGTN has spoken to General Hanan Geffen, a former commander of the 8200 Unit of Israeli military Intelligence.
#Israel #hezbollah #lebanon #pagers
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00:00So the shock waves in the Arab, let's say Hezbollah, in the Iranians,
00:06it was precisely targeting only personal belonging related to Hezbollah.
00:14Because today nobody is wearing pages.
00:17I don't know if you even have met the pages in your lifetime.
00:21I remember it, but I would say almost 30 years we do not see pages.
00:26So this was a kind of combining operational, intelligence, ingenuity,
00:33and with cyber capabilities together.
00:36And this might be a result.
00:39I would say I do not remember any case that has any similarity
00:45to what happened on Tuesday in Lebanon.
00:47I am reading the news, the media, the world, the global media,
00:51they are all saying, we didn't see this thing,
00:54and I don't see, I don't remember anything of this kind.