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At least 20 dead as walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon

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Re: At least 20 dead as walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon

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Pagers I understand but I have two walkie-talkies at home so it’s definitely not something reserved for military use. I hope these attacks don’t continue onto more civilian focused products

Apparently they were modified in the supply chain, so they might only send "prepared" Walkie Talkies to Hezbollah

Re: At least 20 dead as walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon

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Pagers I understand but I have two walkie-talkies at home so it’s definitely not something reserved for military use. I hope these attacks don’t continue onto more civilian focused products

Neither are pagers, strange to tie understanding to what you personally have at home

Re: At least 20 dead as walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon

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How does this not violate Geneva Convention?

Would you prefer they bomb a house, school, or mosque, or some other place where they hangout with civilians to use then as shields? Because when they did that everyone was up in arms, and now they try a more targeted approach and they're "terrorists"...meanwhile Putin is basically trying to make a whole country freeze this year and I hardly anyone complains all calls him a terrorist, apparently, that's fine?

Israel is held to some impossibly high standards. Makes me wonder why?

Hezbollah has recently launched rockets into Israel and killed 11 children...as a start.

Re: At least 20 dead as walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon

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How does this not violate Geneva Convention?

Would you prefer they bomb a house, school, or mosque, or some other place where they hangout with civilians to use then as shields? Because when they did that everyone was up in arms, and now they try a more targeted approach and they're "terrorists"...meanwhile Putin is basically trying to make a whole country freeze this year and I hardly anyone complains all calls him a terrorist, apparently, that's fine? Israel…

> ...meanwhile Putin is basically trying to make a whole country freeze this year and I don't hear anyone complain.

You haven't heard anyone complain about Russia invading Ukraine?

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