Israeli intelligence launched covert attacks this week against the terrorist organization Hezbollah, utilizing technological components to detonate hidden explosives in electronic communication devices being used by unsuspecting members of the group throughout Lebanon and Syria. On Tuesday, it was exploding pagers. On Wednesday, it was walkie-talkies. It was a brilliant and substantial blow to the Islamic paramilitary organization, with the exploding devices killing at least 20 and injuring thousands over two days.

This week’s retaliation comes after Hezbollah terrorism has victimized the world for over 40 years. Initially created to fight against Israel in Lebanon in the 1980s, Hezbollah evolved into an extremist militant organization fighting against Israel and its allies while claiming it was acting out of vigilance due to repression and suppression by the West.