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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he okayed a deadly September attack on Hezbollah communications devices which exploded in Lebanon, the first time Israel has admitted involvement. Hezbollah had previously blamed its arch-foe for the blasts that dealt a major blow to the Iran-backed militant group,

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he approved the pager attack on Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in September

GENEVA (AP) — Lebanon filed a complaint against Israel at the U.N.’s labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, saying workers were among those killed and injured, a Lebanese government minister said Wednesday.

Lebanon’s government said Wednesday it had filed a complaint with the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO) against Israel, citing deadly attacks allegedly involving explosive devices hidden in pagers that killed dozens and injured thousands across the country last month.

Blasts from rigged communication devices killed at least 37 people and injured over 4,000 over two days in September.

A Lebanese government minister says his country is filing a complaint against Israel at the U.N.’s labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, saying workers were

Lebanon said Wednesday that it had filed a complaint with the United Nations' labour agency over deadly attacks on communication devices across the country in September, which it blames on

Lebanon filed a complaint against Israel at the U.N.'s labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers.