Netanyahu Confirms He Okayed Pager Attacks That Killed Nearly 40 In Lebanon

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accepted that he had "okayed" the pager attacks in Lebanon, which had killed nearly 40 Iran-backed Hezbollah members last month.

"Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon," his spokesperson Omer Dostri told AFP.

On Wednesday, Lebanon had filed a complaint with the United Nations' Labour Agency over the deadly attacks.