Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's air attack on Iran last month hit an element of Tehran's nuclear programme while degrading its defence and missile production capabilities.

For the first time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that the Israeli attack on Iran late last month struck a facility part of the Iranian nuclear programme

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel’s retaliatory strike against Iran last month hit an active component of Tehran’s nuclear program, despite the US urging to avoid such sites.

He did not identify the component but added that despite the success of that hit, Iran's path to a nuclear weapon had not been blocked.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (November 18) that Israel's attack on Iran last month degraded its defense and missile production capabilities, and also hit an element of its nuclear program.