Tehran's prosecutor has officially filed a criminal indictment against seven senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over the 2024 pager explosion operation in Lebanon that wounded Iran's then-ambassador to Beirut. The suspects are charged with 'corruption on earth,' attempted murder, sabotage and disrupting computer systems, according to Iranian media reports.
The indictment, filed Wednesday in a Tehran court, stems from a complaint by the former Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, who was wounded in the mass pager explosion that targeted Hezbollah operatives in September 2024. The seven accused include Netanyahu and other unnamed senior Israeli figures, all charged with grave offenses under Iranian law. The case was initiated by Iran's foreign ministry. The pager operation, widely attributed to Israel, devastated Hezbollah's communications network and caused thousands of casualties across Lebanon. Iran has not released evidence supporting the charges, and the indictment is unlikely to lead to any practical legal proceedings outside Iranian jurisdiction. The move, however, marks a further escalation in the legal and diplomatic campaign against Israeli leadership by Tehran and its allies.
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