Could exploding walkie talkies have ended war with Hezbollah in 2023?

[Claira]

The story line has been set since mid-September: Israel’s exploding beepers (Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken credit) flattened Hezbollah and paved the way for the IDF to crush the Lebanese terror group over the next month, leading to a ceasefire with far more favorable terms to Jerusalem than had been expected for most of the 14-month war.

But what if there was an entirely different storyline where Israel could have done even more to Hezbollah in the opening shot and much earlier, but didn’t?

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-831647

[+and-then]

I'm not sure how they could have timed it any better.  It sounds like a tactical trade off since they were able to gather intel also.

[CrimsonKing]

32 minutes ago, and-then said:

I'm not sure how they could have timed it any better.  It sounds like a tactical trade off since they were able to gather intel also.

Agreed,the timing seemed almost perfect.

[Alchopwn]

I think the exploding walkie talkies trap was executed at a time when it would do maximum damage.  Thousands of senior Hezbollah operatives were all injured simultaneously, because they had all been issued with the walkie talkies and were all on high alert, requiring them to have the items on their persons 24/7.  The casualties flooded Lebanon's hospital emergency wards, which effectively denied many of the victimized terrorists potentially life saving medical care.  It was as close to a true decapitating strike on a terrorist organization as we are ever likely to see.  Hezbollah has been reeling from the attack.  This strike was proof that Mossad's glory days are not behind it, and Iran needs to be scared of Israel.

[CrimsonKing]

10 hours ago, Alchopwn said:

I think the exploding walkie talkies trap was executed at a time when it would do maximum damage.  Thousands of senior Hezbollah operatives were all injured simultaneously, because they had all been issued with the walkie talkies and were all on high alert, requiring them to have the items on their persons 24/7.  The casualties flooded Lebanon's hospital emergency wards, which effectively denied many of the victimized terrorists potentially life saving medical care.  It was as close to a true decapitating strike on a terrorist organization as we are ever likely to see.  Hezbollah has been reeling from the attack.  This strike was proof that Mossad's glory days are not behind it, and Iran needs to be scared of Israel.

Also left many scarred and charred leaving them easily identifiable.