[Diogenesis]

"Three possibilities:
1. Israeli troops were using cell phones, and they were listening to those (as has already been suggested).
2. Israeli troops were using commercial FRS/GMRS radios. Which is something our own troops have done.
3. Some Israeli troops were sloppy with their key handling - and some managed to find their way to Hezbolah."



4. Some Israeli troops are Islamic plants giving keys, intel, etc. to their mullahs.
5. Some US troops/CIA/State Dept. are Islamic plants giving keys, intel, etc. to their mullahs.

[Justa]

I think a more likely scenario would be the capture of an Israeli radio and code book from a destroyed AFV whereupon the freq.s and change-freq.s are passed on to other Hezbollah units which had their own SINCGARS-compatable radios.

The short prep time for the battle and Israel's heavy reliance on reserve units inevitably guaranteed poor COMSEC procedures. It's better to have some spillage than a whole bunch of units out of comms.