Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant called his American counterpart Lloyd Austin just minutes before the pager explosions began in Lebanon.
Oku.AzAccording to information from the “Axios” portal, referring to the American official, it was reported.
According to him, during the call Galant told the Pentagon chief that the Jewish state was planning to carry out an operation in Lebanon, but did not give any details. According to the source, the Israeli minister’s call was to inform the US about the events that will take place in the Middle East.
Austin is also reportedly planning to visit Israel on September 22-23 to discuss the situation following the pager explosion in Lebanon.
Recall that on September 17, throughout Lebanon, including the southern suburbs of Beirut Pager explodes en masse It happened. The communication devices that exploded belonged to members of the Hezbollah movement. According to the latest information, at least 11 people died as a result of the explosions, said the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon. Mujtaba Amani Among them, more than four thousand people were injured.
The New York Times claimed that Israel was behind the operation. According to US officials, the Israelis hid the explosive device in a new batch of pagers made in Taiwan. The devices were reportedly modernized before being taken to Lebanon, with an explosive placed next to the battery and a switch attached to allow the pager to be detonated remotely.
CNN previously reported that the explosions in Lebanon were the result of a joint operation by Israeli intelligence and the Israeli military.
