The operation to blow up pagers in Lebanon, which took place today, was approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Axios reported, citing an informed source.
“The operation was approved earlier this week during security meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, senior members of his cabinet and security chiefs, a source with knowledge of the matter said.” – writes the portal.
It is noted that this occurred the day after the US envoy Amos Hochstein visited Israel and warned Netanyahu about the consequences of a serious escalation in Lebanon. On Tuesday, Netanyahu and the Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallante He spent several hours at the IDF command center in Tel Aviv, the Israeli official said.
On Monday night, Israel decided to adjust the war’s objectives to include the safe return of displaced Israelis to their homes on the Lebanese border. The decision is meant to signal that Israel is about to shift its attention from Gaza to the Lebanese front, Israeli officials said.
“A source familiar with the matter said Israel carried out the operation to take its fight against Hezbollah to a new phase while trying to prevent an escalation into a full-scale war. The Israeli operation was aimed at undermining confidence in Hezbollah and creating in its ranks the feeling that it was completely infiltrated by Israeli intelligence services, the source said. The source said Israeli intelligence services assessed before the operation that Hezbollah would likely respond with a major attack on Israel.
as it was transmitted EADailyThe United States is not involved in the beeper incidents in Lebanon, a State Department official announced today at a briefing. Matthew MillerAccording to him, Washington was not informed in advance about this operation.
Dozens of fighters from the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah were seriously injured today as a result of an unexpected massive explosion of the pagers they were using to communicate, NPR reported.
