Conducting military operations in an urban setting : how IHL applies to the pager attacks

This thesis seeks to determine if, and how, IHL applies to the pager attacks that occured in Lebanon on 17th September 2024. Analysing different legal materials, it finds that pagers are not inherently unlawful as weapons, but most probably are not able to comply with targeting law.

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KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
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2025-01-01
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Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
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Conducting military operations in an urban setting : how IHL applies to the pager attacks

KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
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Conducting military operations in an urban setting : how IHL applies to the pager attacks

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Abstract

This thesis seeks to determine if, and how, IHL applies to the pager attacks that occured in Lebanon on 17th September 2024. Analysing different legal materials, it finds that pagers are not inherently unlawful as weapons, but most probably are not able to comply with targeting law.

KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
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Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
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