At least 20 people are dead and over 450 injured after hand-held radios used by militant group Hezbollah detonated late on Wednesday afternoon.The explosions took place across the country's south and in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut.

That Israel activated the bombs without any further action indicates that, for now, it is not rushing to all-out war. It may also suggest that Israeli spies feared that Hizbullah would soon discover the vulnerability, and they decided to act before the militia swapped out the pagers.

In a bold display of technological warfare, Israel has reportedly orchestrated a devastating strike on Hezbollah by clandestinely turning the group