The story concerns former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's disclosures and Israeli reports about steps preceding the pager explosions in Lebanon, including the assassination of a Hezbollah member who suspected the devices and the destruction of equipment to examine them. The accounts say Israel learned in August 2024 that one member had suspicions, and that the plan had been prepared for years.
Coverage split between an Israeli report focusing on the assassination of the member who suspected the pagers and the erasing of evidence, and two accounts focusing on Gallant's revelations; one added the Nadav Eyal interview, the ten-year plan and destruction of examination equipment, while the other added the Channel 12 interview, the August 2024 timing and the rush to implement.