A significant media presence gathered at Al-Sahel General Hospital on 23rd Oct after a request from the hospital’s director for a tour to prove that a Hezbollah Bunker was not beneath the hospital. However, upon arrival journalists discovered that a door (identified by an Arab spokesperson for IDF as an entrance) to the purported bunker was locked and guarded by armed men.
Several reporters from LBCI attempted to gain entry through the door, reaching out to Hezbollah’s media representative, but their requests were denied. The situation unfolds against a backdrop of escalating tensions, as Israel recently declassified intelligence suggesting the presence of a hidden Hezbollah bunker filled with millions of dollars in cash and gold beneath the hospital.
In a televised briefing shared via X, IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari disclosed that Israeli airstrikes targeted Hezbollah’s financial stronghold, Al-Qard Al-Hassan, on Monday. He urged Lebanese citizens to distance themselves from Hezbollah’s facilities, stating, “Our strikes will degrade Hezbollah’s ability to finance its attacks on Israelis.”
Hagari alleged that the IDF had located an underground vault containing substantial cash and gold, purportedly used to fund Hezbollah’s operations against Israel. He emphasized the strategic placement of this vault beneath a residential structure, further complicating the military landscape.