Netanyahu acknowledges for the first time that Israel was behind the beeper explosion in Lebanon

MADRID 10 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israeli prime minister acknowledged this Sunday for the first time that Israel was behind the pager and walkie-talkie attacks in September in Lebanon, which left at least 40 dead and more than 3,500 injured.

Netanyahu has confirmed Israeli responsibility, and also recalled his responsibility in the death of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, during a comment conceived as a veiled criticism of the dismissed Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant.

“The pager operation and the elimination of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah were carried out despite the opposition of senior officials in the Defense establishment and those responsible for them in the political ranks,” according to the ‘Times of Israel’ newspaper. ‘.

Although the explosions of September 17 and 18 were initially attributed to a computer attack, US officials have confirmed to The New York Times that Israeli Intelligence had managed to hide explosive material within a new batch of about 3,000 you’re looking for imported to Lebanon.

Explosive material weighing between 30 and 60 grams was inserted into these devices along with the battery of each ‘pager’ and a system that could be activated remotely for detonation upon arrival in Lebanese territory, after which Hezbollah distributed them among its members in Lebanon, Syria and even Iran.