Middle East updates: Radios in Hezbollah attack 10 years old

· DW

A Japanese firm has said that the walkie-talkies used in an attack against Hezbollah members must be at least a decade old, leading to questions of how they could be tampered with. DW has the latest.

  • Japanese firm Icom has said both the radios and the batteries used in the walkie-talkie attack against the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday were subject to strict export and security procedures.
  • An expert told DW that the attack "must be state-sponsored."
  • The Israeli military has said it struck multiple targets in southern Lebanon overnight.

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