Exploding Pagers Targeting Hezbollah Kill 11 and Wound Thousands NYT | Top Stories Patrick Kingsley, Euan Ward, Ronen Bergman and Michael Levenson 18 September 2024 at 13:53 The Iranian-backed militant group, which uses pagers to safeguard communications, blamed Israel for the attacks in Lebanon. Israel declined to comment. © Hassan Ammar/Associated PressAfter hundreds of pagers exploded across Lebanon, the wounded were rushed to hospitals in ambulances, like this one in Beirut, on Tuesday.