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.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted to authorizing pager attacks on Hezbollah in September, resulting in multiple fatalities. Netanyahu criticized former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s opposition to the strikes, highlighting their strained relationship marked by disagreements over judicial reforms and military priorities.