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Netanyahu confirms he okayed Lebanon pager attacks that killed 40 and injured 3,000 people

Netanyahu says he approved Hezbollah pager blasts that killed 40 in Lebanon

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he approved the pager attack on the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in September, which killed nearly 40 people and injured nearly 3,000. The Israeli PM's spokesperson Omer Dostri told AFP,"Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon." Lebanon files complaint with UN Netanyahu's first public admission about the pager …

Netanyahu admits Israel's role in Lebanon pager attacks that killed nearly 40

In a first, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday admitted that Israel was behind the pager attack on the hideouts of Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah in September, killing nearly 40 terrorists and injuring over 3,000. "Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon," Netanyahu's spokesperson Omer Dostri told news agency AFP. In a cabinet meeting on …

Israel PM Netanyahu admits ordering pager attacks in Lebanon that killed 40

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, in a first public disclosure, that he had okayed a September attack on Hezbollah in which hundreds of communication devices exploded across Lebanon. "Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon," his spokesman, Omer Dostri, told journalists of the attacks. They killed nearly 40 people and wounded nearly 3,000, …