Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu confirms he was behind deadly pager attacks against Hezbollah, faced ‘opposition’
A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed for the first time that the Israeli leader gave the sign off after he claimed responsibility for the Sept. 17
Netanyahu approved pager attacks against Hezbollah, spokesman says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved pager attacks that dealt a deadly blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in September, Omer Dostri, spokesperson for his office, said on Monday.
Netanyahu acknowledges Israel was behind Hezbollah pager, walkie-talkie attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Israel orchestrated the attack, saying it was carried out despite political 'opposition.'
Pagers of Destruction: Netanyahu's Controversial Strike on Hezbollah
In September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved pager detonations targeting Hezbollah, resulting in 39 deaths and over 3,400 injuries in Beirut. Despite opposition from Israeli defense officials,
Netanyahu approved pager attacks, Israeli PM’s office confirms – Middle East crisis live
Israeli media reports that PM overrode concerns of defence officials and political figures to approve targeting of Hezbollah fighters
Israeli strikes pound Lebanon, Hezbollah strikes back
The Israeli military pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of its heaviest daytime attacks yet on the Hezbollah-controlled area, and struck the middle of the country where more than 20 people were killed.
Netanyahu admits role in pager attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time admitted that Israel was behind the pager and walkie-talkie attacks on Hezbollah in September that left at least 39 people dead and more than 3,000 injured,
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Widespread devastation: The transformation of Beirut's southern suburbs
Report by Wissam Nasrallah, English adaptation by Yasmine Jaroudi Beirut's southern suburbs, commonly known as Dahieh, are ...
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Glutton for Punishment: Iranian Envoy to Return to Lebanon Following Beeper Injury
Mojtaba Amani lost one eye in Israel's beeper operation against Hezbollah operatives and was taken to Tehran for treatment.
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Letter from Mideast: A year of worsening realities in Beirut
Thousands of pagers detonated across the country. "Pagers? Explosions?" I remember asking Firas on the phone. I was stuck on one of Beirut's main highways as ambulances crawled past in an ...
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How Israel’s bulky pager fooled Hezbollah
BEIRUT, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The batteries inside the weaponised pagers that arrived in Lebanon at the start of the year, part of an Israeli plot to decimate Hezbollah, had powerfully deceptive ...
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A wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria kills at least 8, including members of Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the militant group ...
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Suspicion, resentment, trauma, destruction – Beirut on the edge
Beirut is on edge. In the past month, the city’s residents have experienced one traumatic event after another. First, there were attacks in mid-September as thousands of pagers and walkie-talkie ...
To shield art from bombs, Beirut museum's walls hang bare
This is where the Beirut museum sealed its artwork as tensions between Israel ... "We decided to take down the collection a ...
Smoke rises over southern Beirut suburbs after explosions
Explosions were heard and smoke seen billowing over southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, as Israel's war with Hezbollah continues.
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Iran ambassador to return to Lebanon
The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who was taken to Tehran for treatment after being injured as a result of the ...