[5/5] … were distributed to selected people with command or sensitive roles, not footsoldiers or fellow travelers. Thus, the pager attack was not an atrocity or a crime - it was simply war. That does not imply it was morally justifiable. Netanyahu is aiming to escalate the war between Israel and Hezbollah. and exploding the pagers was one among many attacks in the campaign of escalation. That aim is what he deserves condemnation for.