Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a first, has accepted okaying the pager attacks in Lebanon. In a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said he gave his assent despite defence, political opposition,

"Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon," his spokesman Omer Dostri told AFP of the attacks. Hand-held devices used by Hezbollah operatives detonated two days in a row in supermarkets, on streets and at funerals in ...

Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted his government was behind a series of explosions of hand-held communication devices across Lebanon in September.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted that he had "okayed" the pager attacks in Lebanon, which had killed nearly 40 and wounded 3,000 Iran-backed Hezbollah members in September. "Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon,

In September, thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies detonated across Lebanon and Syria as part of Israel's operation to target Hezbollah workers.

Hezbollah's recent attacks on Benjamin Netanyahu's residence have reportedly "spooked" the Israeli Prime Minister, prompting heightened security measures. According to sources, Netanyahu is now conducting his official duties primarily from a reinforced room in the basement of the Prime Minister’s Office,