Well would have to do something with the battery if it were a standard beeper.
But were they? Did the hezbos make sure they could be self destructed remotely to keep them from falling into enemy hands? Is they all were built with explosives in them that could be remotely detonated if needed?
I don’t know but I would not be surprised if it is the latter
The theory that Hezbollah ordered phones from Taiwan preloaded with PETN “in case a terrorist and his pager should end up in Israeli hands” is just nonsense. Not sure where that speculative theory first emerged, but not much thought was put into it .
Hezbollah is not going to set thousandsCod it’s pagers to be able to simultaneously blow up when one message is sent out from the top “in case a terrorist and his pager should get captured.”