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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

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

Israel has confirmed that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the green signal for the deadly pager attacks in Lebanon and Syria in September.

Pagers exploded across the two countries, killing nearly 40 people, including two children, and wounding over 3,000 people just days before Israel intensified its war against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

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