Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he okayed a deadly September attack on Hezbollah communications devices which exploded in Lebanon, the first time Israel has admitted involvement. Hezbollah had previously blamed its arch-foe for the blasts that dealt a major blow to the Iran-backed militant group,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that he ‘greenlighted’ the pager attacks in Lebanon and also gave direct orders to the Israeli forces to eliminate Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasral

The attacks, carried out on September 17 and 18, targeted thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members across Lebanon and Syria.