Israel PM says he okayed Lebanon pager attacks
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Handheld devices used by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon were detonated two days in a row in mid-September.
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JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Nov 10 that he okayed a deadly September attack with Hezbollah communications devices
Hezbollah had previously blamed its arch-foe for the blasts, which dealt a major blow to the Iran-backed militant group, and vowed revenge.
“Netanyahu confirmed (on Nov 10) that he green-lighted the pager operation in Lebanon,” his spokesman Omer Dostri told AFP about the attacks.
Handheld devices used by Hezbollah operatives were detonated two days in a row in supermarkets, on the streets and at funerals in mid-September.
They killed almost 40 people and wounded nearly 3,000 others, and preceded Israel’s ongoing military operation in Lebanon.
Hezbollah began low-intensity strikes on Israel in support of Palestinian militant group Hamas following its ally’s Oct 7, 2023, attack on Israel that set off the Gaza war.
Strikes have intensified since war broke out in Lebanon in late September, when Israel escalated its air campaign against Hezbollah and later sent ground troops into south Lebanon. AFP
