A Japanese company, Icom, has denied producing the walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah in Lebanon that recently exploded, claiming they were discontinued in 2014. The explosions, which occurred in conjunction with pager explosions, killed over 20 people and injured hundreds. While Hezbollah blamed Israel for the attacks, Israel has remained silent. The New York Times reported that Israeli intelligence inserted explosives into both the pagers and walkie-talkies, targeting Hezbollah in a potential escalation of the conflict.