Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Israel orchestrated the attack, saying it was carried out despite political 'opposition.'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved pager attacks that dealt a deadly blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in September, Omer Dostri, spokesperson for his office, said on Monday.

Israel has for the first time confirmed that it was behind the operation in September to detonate hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The admission comes as Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said there has been some progress in Lebanon ceasefire talks.

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

Thousands of pagers containing explosives exploded on their Hezbollah owners across Lebanon and parts of Syria on 16 September

During the unprecedented pager explosions, around 40 people were killed after the hand-held devices used by Hezbollah operatives detonated two days in a row across Lebanon in September.

The attacks, carried out on September 17 and 18, targeted thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members across Lebanon and Syria.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time admitted that Israel was behind the pager and walkie-talkie attacks on Hezbollah in September that left at least 39 people dead and more than 3,000 injured,