Israel PM admits giving green light for Hezbollah pager attacks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he approved a deadly September attack on Hezbollah communications devices that exploded in Lebanon – the first time Israel admitted involvement.
“Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon,” his spokesman Omer Dostri said of the attacks that killed nearly 40 people and wounded nearly 3,000.
A week after the pager attacks, Israel announced a ground operation in southern Lebanon and began heavy air strikes on areas in Beirut’s southern suburbs and the eastern Bekaa Valley, Hezbollah strongholds.
First responders carry a wounded man after his handheld pager exploded in Sidon, Lebanon
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Hezbollah attacks Israeli naval base with ‘squadron of drones’
Hezbollah says it successfully targeted the Haifa naval base with unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Lebanese group “launched an air attack at 4pm today [14:00 GMT] with a squadron of attack drones on the Haifa naval base … and hit its targets accurately”, it said in a statement on Telegram.
There was no immediate comment from Israel’s military.
In addition, Hezbollah said its fighters attacked the Israeli army near the “border wall” in the town of Kfar Kila, in southern Lebanon, with missiles.
Israel launches air raids on towns in southern Lebanon
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report the Israeli army launched attacks on the towns of al-Duwayr, Harouf, Jebchit and Shebaa.
Earlier, we reported that the Health Ministry says at least 38 people have been killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon, including 23 in a raid north of the capital Beirut.
A resident checks the site of an Israeli air strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon
Several killed in Israeli assault in Lebanon’s Hermel region
At least three people were killed in the town of Qasr, in the Hermel district, following an Israeli attack. Two people were also wounded in the Israeli assault in northeast Lebanon, the Health Ministry added.
Israeli army chief approves Lebanon ground invasion expansion: Report
Israeli army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi has approved the expansion of the ground invasion of southern Lebanon, state broadcaster Kan reports.
Israel’s military began “limited, localized, and targeted” ground raids into southern Lebanon against Hezbollah on October 1, days after launching heavy air strikes throughout the country.
Israel’s military and security officials considered announcing the end of the ground offensive last week, Kan reported, but Halevi green-lighted new orders to expand the assault, which could include thousands more soldiers.
Earlier, Israel’s new defence minister, Israel Katz, said Hezbollah had been “defeated”.
