A report alleges that a Hungarian firm that supplied pagers used by Hezbollah was secretly set up by Israeli spies as part of a widescale operation that culminated in the devices exploding, killing several and injuring thousands of Hezbollah operatives and others in Lebanon and Syria. The New York Times report revealed that BAC Consulting was part of a front set up by figures in Israeli intelligence, with two other shell companies created to mask the link between BAC and the Israelis. The pagers were fitted with explosive batteries and began reaching Lebanon in 2022. Israel has declined to comment on the explosions.