The Israeli prime minister acknowledged for the first time on Sunday that Israel was behind the pager and walkie-talkie attacks. September in Lebanonand left at least 40 dead and more than 3,500 wounded.
Netanyahu has confirmed Israeli responsibility, and also recalled his responsibility for the death of the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallahduring a comment intended as a veiled criticism of ousted Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “The pager operation and the elimination of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. were carried out despite the opposition of senior officials of the Defense Department and those responsible for them in the political echelon,” according to the newspaper Times of Israel.
While the explosions of Sept. 17-18 were initially attributed to a computer attack, U.S. officials have confirmed to the newspaper The New York Times that Israeli Intelligence had succeeded in hiding explosive material within a new batch of some 3,000 ‘buscas’ imported into Lebanon.
Explosive material weighing between 30 and 60 grams was introduced into these devices. next to 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.
Hezbollah is “defeated.”
On the other hand, Israel’s new defense minister, Israel Katz, has stated this Sunday that. Hebzollah has already been “defeated” with the military offensive Israeli in Lebanon. “The blows we have struck have defeated Hezbollah. The death of Nasrallah is the jewel in the crown,” he said, according to the daily newspaper The Times of Israel.
The target is now “change the reality in the north in the area of security”, although the overriding priority as minister will be to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weaponry. Katz has also advocated making sure that Hamas do not have any kind of prominence in the Gaza Strip in the agreement to end the war.
Katz made these remarks during the inauguration of the new Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, who replaces Katz himself. However, just moments before the event, Hezbollah launched 15 shells on Israeli territory. As for his balance sheet as foreign minister, Katz has stated that “we have managed to maintain legitimacy and avoid decisions in international bodies to stop the war unconditionally.”