by Jake Sanders, Editor
Reports from senior Lebanese security sources suggest that Israel’s Mossad spy agency inserted a small amount of explosives into 5,000 pagers with parts supplied to a company called BAC Consulting by Taiwan and assembled in Hungary. Pagers were ordered by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah five months prior to Tuesday’s explosions. The licenser of the pagers is Gold Apollo Electronics, Taiwan, which left it’s ”made in Taiwan” markings on inside the devices.
These pagers, used for wireless communication by many members of Hezbollah, detonated simultaneously throughout Lebanon and parts of Syria on Tuesday, resulting in at least nine fatalities and numerous injuries. Nearly 100 explosion incidents were recorded in Syria. We contacted Francis Tsai, a spokesperson for the Israeli trade and cultural office in Taipei, she did not provide any immediate comments regarding the attack.
The Israeli Mossad has long been recognized for its covert operations across the globe, and its activities in Asia have increasingly come under scrutiny. Singapore serves as a strategic hub for Mossad, providing a discreet base from which to conduct intelligence operations throughout the region. The agency’s involvement in countries like Burma, Japan, and the Philippines reflects its broader agenda of monitoring threats and gathering intelligence on groups perceived as hostile to Israeli interests. Notably, such operations often involve a blend of high-tech surveillance and traditional espionage tactics, allowing Mossad to maintain a significant presence in a region characterized by complex geopolitical dynamics.
One of the most high-profile incidents attributed to Mossad’s operations in Asia was the assassination of Fadi al-Batsh, a Palestinian engineer and a member of Hamas, who was killed on April 21, 2018, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As he headed to a mosque for dawn prayers, masked assassins on a motorcycle approached him and opened fire, executing the hit with precision before quickly disposing of the shell casings and fleeing the scene using false Middle Eastern passports. Hamas later claimed al-Batsh as a commander within its military wing, highlighting the significance of his death to the organization. This incident not only underscores Mossad’s willingness to engage in lethal operations far from its borders but also illustrates the agency’s ongoing commitment to countering perceived threats by any means necessary, even in the heart of Southeast Asia.
來自黎巴嫩高層安全消息來源的報導顯示，以色列的摩薩德間諜機構向一家公司名為BAC Consulting的供應商插入了少量炸藥，這些供應商來自台灣，並在匈牙利組裝。這些傳呼機是在星期二爆炸前五個月由黎巴嫩激進組織真主黨訂購的。這些傳呼機的許可商是台灣的金阿波羅電子，並在設備內部留下了「台灣製造」的標記。
這些傳呼機被許多真主黨成員用於無線通信，星期二在黎巴嫩和部分敘利亞同時引爆，造成至少九人死亡和多數受傷。敘利亞記錄了近100起爆炸事件。我們聯繫了位於台北的以色列貿易文化辦事處發言人Francis Tsai，對於此次襲擊她未提供任何即時評論。
以色列摩薩德長期以來因其在全球的秘密行動而受到認可，其在亞洲的活動越來越受到關注。新加坡作為摩薩德的戰略樞紐，提供了一個不引人注意的基地，從中在整個地區進行情報行動。該機構在緬甸、日本和菲律賓等國的參與反映了其更廣泛的議程，即監控威脅和收集對以色列利益構成敵意的組織的情報。值得注意的是，這些行動通常涉及高科技監視和傳統間諜戰術的結合，使摩薩德能夠在地緣政治動態複雜的地區保持顯著存在。
摩薩德在亞洲最引人注目的事件之一是2018年4月21日在馬來西亞吉隆坡暗殺巴勒斯坦工程師及哈馬斯成員法迪·阿爾-巴特什。當他前往清晨祈禱的清真寺時，戴著面具的刺客騎著摩托車接近他並開火，以精確的方式完成了這次刺殺，然後迅速處理掉彈殼並利用假中東護照逃離現場。哈馬斯後來宣稱阿爾-巴特什是其軍事派系的一名指揮官，突顯了他的死對該組織的重要性。這一事件不僅凸顯了摩薩德在其邊界之外進行致命行動的意願，還展示了該機構在東南亞核心地區以任何必要手段對抗感知威脅的持續承諾。
