Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says - eviltoast
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    2 months ago

    How is it “indiscriminate” if solely Hezbollah operatives were targeted?

    Because said operatives were often within exploding distance of civilians when the pagers were detonated. Shrapnel, even from a small explosion, can be deadly and has a fairly large range. Especially if you don’t have line-of-sight to your target before detonating the device; you have no idea what or who is nearby when it goes off.

    “Explosive” and “targeted” generally don’t go hand-in-hand.