Israel reportedly used front companies, like Hungary-based BAC Consulting, to supply explosive-laden pagers to Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon. These pagers, engineered by Israeli intelligence officers,

Hezbollah decided to use pagers after its Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah had warned that mobiles phones are more dangerous than Israeli spies

Israel's Mossad has reportedly carried out a series of explosive attacks in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah operatives. Thousands of pagers and other devices detonated, resulting in casualties. The operation involved a shell company posing as an international pager producer.