Israel PM Netanyahu Says Okayed Lebanon Pager Attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon.

Jerusalem: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 AFP of the attacks that killed nearly 40 people and wounded nearly 3,000, and preceded Israel's ongoing military operation in Lebanon.