It's Monday. Welcome to the P.D.B. Afternoon. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First, we'll

begin with Israel as Mossad agents reveal how they managed to infiltrate Khazbollah's operations

and convince the terror group to buy explosive-laced pagers and walkie-talkies that would

ultimately severely cripple Iran's once powerful terrorist army.

Then, Syria's new de facto leader is attempting to reassure the country's ethnic and religious

minorities that they'll be protected under the new Islamist regime, promising an end to the

sectarian violence that has long plagued the country.

But first, our afternoon spotlight. I want to begin by taking you back to Israel's covert

attack on Hezbollah back in September of this year, as Mossad agents reveal new details about how

they managed to trick the terror group into buying explosive-laced to walkie-talkies and pagers.

The surprise attack, which saw thousands of electronic devices simultaneously explode in the hands and

pockets of Hezbollah fighters, marked the beginning of the end for the group's ambitions to wage

a long-term war with Israel. The attack killed two dozen Hezbollah fighters and took another 1,500

of them out of commission, while leaving its leaders severely rattled. And just 10 days later,

Chazbalah chief Hassan Nasrallah would be killed. Now, speaking anonymously to 60 minutes on Sunday,

two recently retired Mossad agents said the

operation began in earnest some 10 years ago when Hezbollah was looking to purchase a large

quantity of communication devices for their fighters. Now, Mossad agents created a shell company

through which they sold the group walkie-talkies laced with the hidden

explosives. The scheme worked with Hezbollah reportedly none the wiser that they had purchased

these devices from their arch enemy, and as it turns out, Israel was playing the long game.

Fast forward in 2022, Mossad saw another operational opportunity. They learned that Hezbollah had been

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