Israel has accused Hezbollah of keeping hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a bunker under a hospital in the southern suburbs of Beirut, though it said it would not strike the complex.

The Sahel hospital in Dahiyeh was evacuated shortly afterwards, and Fadi Alame, its director, told Reuters that the allegations were untrue.

Israel did not provide evidence for its claim that cash was being kept under the hospital. Instead, it published an animated graphic that purported to show a bunker under the hospital and said it had previously been used to hide the former secretary general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. Israel appealed to the Lebanese government to confiscate the money it said the Shia militant organisation had stolen from the Lebanese people.

Shortly after, Israel issued a series of warnings to residents of Dahiyeh that it would begin striking buildings in the area and that they should move at least 500 metres away. Those who remained in the area began to flee.

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  • Silverseren
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    392 months ago

    That’s a really bizarre claim to make without any stated evidence. How would you even know that without having been in there yet? I presume this, much like ever other claim by the IDF (especially when they put out one of their terribly animated propaganda videos alongside it) that this claim is to give an excuse for future war crimes against the hospital?

    • @Sweetpeaches69
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      Israel’s people can sniff out cash like a bloodhound, apparently.

      /j

    • @clutchtwopointzero
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      22 months ago

      The claim is to be heard by Lebanese government and military and prompt them into action.

    • @Naryn
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      Removed by mod

      • @[email protected]
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        92 months ago

        Ah yes, a magnificent example of the genocide supporter using dehumanizing language on people who’s opinion they don’t like, thank you for tuning in on Discovery Channel.

      • @[email protected]
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        Yeahh bb, you keep insulting em for being a watermelon head anti genocider…

        With insults like utterly disgusting waste of flesh, I may have to whip out the expensive lotion I stole out of someones bathroom

      • @small44
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        Removed by mod

        • @ManixT
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          Yeah, he’s from earth too. Should add that to your common denominator list.