Israeli anti-Hezbollah plot turned 'biggest security failure': Gallant
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The former security minister asserted that not following through with the dates set for these plans is one of "Israel's" biggest failures.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel. October 28, 2023 (AP)
Former Israeli Minister of Security Yoav Gallant highlighted a major failure in the basic plan of the Israeli security establishment against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Ynet reported, citing Gallant, that on October 11, i.e. 3 days after Hezbollah opened a support front for Gaza, "the security apparatus requested to launch a military operation against large-scale targets in Lebanon, and the plan included the assassination of the Secretary-General of the party, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah."
He added that the plan included the goal of killing over 15 thousand Hezbollah members during the first hours of the war by detonating wireless communication devices.
Gallant emphasized that not carrying out the plan on October 11 was "Israel's" biggest security failure in its history.
Previously, Haaretz reported that people in "Israel" are aware that Hezbollah was not defeated and that it retains much of its military capabilities and incentives to continue operating.
Mass communication device detonation
"Israel" detonated thousands of pagers on September 17 across the entirety of Lebanon and some parts of Syria. While "Israel" claimed it targeted Hezbollah members, the aggression injured and killed many civilians, including children and healthcare workers.
The occupation planted explosive material in a recent batch of Taiwanese-brand pagers imported to Lebanon.
The rigged devices were then detonated through a message that was pre-programmed to activate the highly explosive material and send shrapnel flying.
The explosive material used was PETN, a highly explosive compound that is very difficult to detect through X-ray machines due to its chemical stability.
Shortly after, "Israel" detonated thousands of walkie-talkies. Many of these devices were in public, harming civilians and taking a toll on a medical sector that was already overwhelmed.
