Israel’s pager-targeting strike in 2024 injured several Hezbollah operatives and their families. The Associated Press chose to frame the terrorists as tragic victims in a report that seems more like PR for Hezbollah than journalism.
Key Facts:
- In September 2024, Israel launched a precision attack on Hezbollah operatives using booby-trapped pager devices.
- The AP published a story focused on the injuries of those affected, portraying Hezbollah-linked individuals as victims.
- Among those injured were confirmed Hezbollah fighters, a preacher teaching militants, women, and children of terrorists.
- The AP relied on Hezbollah’s PR department to connect with the so-called victims interviewed.
- Israel launched the strike following months of Hezbollah rocket fire and aggression from Lebanon’s southern border.
The Rest of The Story:
The AP’s article centered around six individuals injured by Israel’s “pager attack” targeting Hezbollah. Only one openly admitted to being a terrorist. The others were relatives or associates—some described as religious teachers or children—injured while handling communication devices tied to Hezbollah operations.
One such example is Mahdi Sheri, a 23-year-old Hezbollah member preparing to launch rockets at Israel. He lost his sight after his pager exploded. A preacher who taught lessons to Hezbollah members lost three fingers and his vision. Two 12-year-old boys, both children of known Hezbollah members, also suffered injuries. The report glosses over the individuals’ terrorist affiliations, focusing instead on their personal suffering.
The story also includes sympathetic portrayals of two young women who picked up their relatives’ pagers and were hurt. One was pictured next to Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah. Meanwhile, the AP noted that the United Nations and various NGOs denounced the attack as a possible war crime.
It’s reported that possibly over a thousand Hezbollah terrorists were killed or injured when a cyberattack on their secure cellphones and pagers caused them to explode.
It’s almost… biblical.
Kaboom 💥 pic.twitter.com/QmK4tJyUsr
— Cheryl E 🇮🇱🎗️ (@CherylWroteIt) September 17, 2024
Commentary:
The Associated Press has once again chosen to parade terrorists and their affiliates as innocent victims, giving Hezbollah a glowing PR opportunity disguised as a human-interest story. This isn’t journalism—it’s a mouthpiece for terrorist sympathy.
Let’s be honest: Hezbollah is a designated terrorist organization, fully backed by Iran, and actively engages in unprovoked rocket attacks on Israel. Their goal isn’t peace—it’s annihilation.
After October 7, 2023, when Hamas brutalized Israeli civilians, Hezbollah wasted no time joining the chaos by threatening the northern front.
Rather than invade civilian areas with airstrikes, Israel devised a brilliant way to eliminate Hezbollah members using pager-triggered devices. It reduced civilian casualties and precisely hit terrorists. That’s not indiscriminate—it’s surgical.
To cry foul over terrorists losing their eyesight while checking in for more orders to kill is obscene. These men weren’t baking bread—they were planning attacks. And the AP’s use of their families as emotional shields does not change that fact.
The children interviewed were not neutral either. One was a proud member of Hezbollah’s scouts, the organization’s child indoctrination wing. The women injured were relatives of fighters, knowingly staying in war zones with weapons of war under their roofs.
The idea that a “preacher” teaching religious lessons to Hezbollah fighters is innocent is laughable. That man was a recruiter and ideological enabler. The fact he had a pager linked to Hezbollah command speaks volumes.
There’s nothing brave or fair about this AP article. It spits in the face of every Israeli family that has suffered under Hezbollah’s rockets. The story’s real headline should have been: “Terrorists Hurt by Targeted Israeli Strike After Months of Attacks.”
The Bottom Line:
Israel’s pager attack was a calculated effort to stop terrorism at its root, using surgical precision instead of blunt force. The Associated Press’s portrayal of Hezbollah operatives and sympathizers as innocent victims is a disgrace. When terrorists use their families as shields, the moral blame lies with them—not with the nation trying to survive.
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