Politics & Diplomacy
Netanyahu displays pager at UN to justify Lebanese attacks
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held up a pager before the UN General Assembly during his address to the 81st session, invoking the September detonation of communication devices in Lebanon, Shehab Wire reported. The devices exploded across the country in coordinated attacks that killed dozens and wounded hundreds.
Netanyahu's display of the device framed the attack as a counterterrorism operation justified before the international community. The pager explosions marked a major escalation in Israel's conflict with Hezbollah.
