Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (February 4) a golden pager mounted on a wooden stand during their meeting in Washington, a statement by Prime Minister office said.
The gift is an allusion to Israel's September 2024 operation in Lebanon, when hand-held radios and pagers used by Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon.
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In total, the pager attack, and a second on the following day that activated weaponized walkie-talkies, killed 39 people and wounded more than 3,400.
Lebanon and Hezbollah attributed the attacks to Israel and Netanyahu's office later confirmed he approved the order for the attack
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