Netanyahu acknowledges that Israel was involved in the pager strikes in Lebanon that claimed almost 40 lives.

Benjamin Netanyahu's approval followed days after Lebanon complained about the September lethal pager blasts to the International Labour Organization (ILO) of the United Nations.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Sunday for the first time that Israel was responsible for the September pager attack on the hideouts of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, which killed close to 40 terrorists and injured over 3,000 more.

According to Netanyahu's spokesperson Omer Dostri, "Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon," as reported by AFP.

Netanyahu also admitted during a cabinet meeting on Sunday, November 10, that Israeli forces killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut with a precision strike after receiving direct orders from him.

The Times of Israel paraphrased Netanyahu as saying, "The pager operation and the elimination of (Hassan) Nasrallah were carried out despite the opposition of senior officials in the defense establishment and those responsible for them in the political echelon."

Over 3,000 people were injured and about 40 people were killed when hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Iran-backed terror outfit Hezbollah exploded between September 17 and 18 of this year.

Sources claim that Hezbollah members utilized pagers without GPS, microphones, or cameras in order to evade Israeli observation.

Within 30 minutes, the pagers in the Israeli operation exploded all over Lebanon.

Earlier this week, Lebanon accused Israel of waging a "egregious war against humanity, against technology, against work" and complained about the deadly strikes to the UN's labor office.

Iran launched a volley of missiles toward the Jewish country, focusing on its strategic locations, including military sites, following Israel's incursion in Lebanon and the assassination of the Hezbollah leader.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGS) claims that Iran attacked Israel with its hypersonic Fattah missiles, with more than 400 projectiles striking their objectives.

Israel, however, denied Iran's allegations, claiming that "Israel and a defensive coalition led by the US" intercepted the majority of the missiles.

After Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and capturing over 200 captive, the Middle East has been experiencing a turbulent security situation for more than a year. More than 41,000 people have been murdered in the battle in Gaza since the attack. In order to fuel fears of a full-scale regional conflict, Iran's proxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and other militias in Iraq and Syria, also increased their attacks against Israel.