Hezbollah pager blasts: Israel admits involvement for first time

The Israeli prime minister said that this operation had opponents in the country's defense department.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted for the first time that Israel was behind the explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies of members of the terrorist group Hezbollah in September. He said this on Sunday, November 10, at the weekly meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, reports The Times of Israel.

"The pager operation and the removal of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah were carried out despite the opposition of senior officials in the defense department and those responsible for them in the political echelon," Netanyahu said.

Journalists noted that the prime minister was referring to the recently dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.