The reason it was so important? The only reason spies and their network are safe is because the enemy does not know who they are.

China killed 18-20 CIA sources to hobble US spying in 2010-2012.

The US Spy network in Beirut were killed in 1984-1985 by Hezbollah. In particular the CIA Station chief for Beirut was kidnapped and tortured for 15 months before dying. He gave up his spy network who were vanished or killed shortly after the kidnapping. William Francis Buckley was kept in a coffin sized cell and his joints repeatedly drilled and his fingers and toes smashed. Three videos were sent to CIA headquarters and Buckley was completely broken by month 7. Buckley was avenged by Israel when Hezbollah senior leaders who masterminded the CIA kidnapping, the US Marine bombing, the US embassy bombing were killed.

Israel and Hezbollah have been at war since October 8, 2023. Hezbollah has been firing hundreds of missiles per day or week.

Hezbollah is not a spy network, but they depend upon hiding amongst the population.

The recently unfolding Israeli Mossad operation is where Israel built and supplied pagers, communications and possibly other equipment for Hezbollah for months. This means over 5,000 pieces of spying devices were made by Israel and distributed among Hezbollah by Hezbollah leaders.

Israel's intelligence group Mossad has totally compromised Hezbollah over months. They know who Hezbollah active members are, where they live and where they have been moving. They have forced them off of cellphones to pagers to radio and to in person meetings.