Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday admitted to approving the pager attack on the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in September this year. Notably, at least 40 people were killed and 3,

Israel has for the first time confirmed that it was behind the operation in September to detonate hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon.

PM quoted telling cabinet operation took place despite 'opposition' from senior defense officials, in dig at recently sacked defense minister Gallant The post In first, Netanyahu said to admit Israel carried out pager attacks on Hezbollah appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he approved the pager attack on Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in September

On September 17, pagers started detonating in Lebanon and Syria sending Hezbollah into confusion. A day later, the walkie-talkies exploded in a similar way during the funeral of those who died in a pager attack.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly confirmed that he gave the green light to a deadly military operation targeting Hezbollah militants in Lebanon in September. The attack, which involved remotely detonated explosions on pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members,

PM quoted telling cabinet operation took place despite 'opposition' from senior defense officials, in dig at recently sacked defense minister Gallant The post In first, Netanyahu said to acknowledge Israel carried out pager attacks on Hezbollah appeared first on The Times of Israel.