Israel didn't tell U.S. in advance about Hezbollah pager attack, officials said
source-https://www.axios.com/2024/09/17/hezbollah-pager-explosion-israel-didnt-tell-biden-administration
snip-A U.S. official said that several minutes before the pagers started exploding across Lebanon, Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant called U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and told him Israel was going to conduct an operation in Lebanon soon, but refused to give any specific details.
The U.S. official said the Israelis didn't tell the U.S. about the specifics of the operation, but added that Gallant's call was an attempt to avoid keeping the U.S. totally in the dark.
Nevertheless, U.S. officials said they didn't see Gallant's call as a serious prior notice. "We were not aware of this operation and were not involved," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters on Tuesday.
snip-"The Israeli operation was aimed at undermining Hezbollah's confidence and creating a feeling in the ranks of the militia that it is totally penetrated by Israeli intelligence services, the source said."
[yeah no kidding]
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