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IDF: Nasrallah's bunker under Dahieh Hospital held half a billion dollars

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IDF: Nasrallah's bunker under Dahieh Hospital held half a billion dollars

IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced Monday evening that former Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's bunker in Dahieh, southern Beirut, was located beneath a hospital containing gold and half a billion dollars in cash.

One of his bunkers was located under Al-Sahel Hospital and was used as an emergency bunker for Nasrallah, according to the IDF. The hospital was evacuated after Israel claimed there was a Hezbollah cash bunker underneath, hospital director Fadi Alameh told Reuters on Monday. Hagari said Israel would not attack the hospital.

Alameh denied the claim and called on the Lebanese army to visit the site.

Video with graphics showing Nasrallah's bunker beneath a hospital worth hundreds of millions of dollars (Source: IDF Spokesperson Unit)

According to an N12 report, it serves as Hezbollah's central money depot, hiding most of the organization's money stolen from Lebanese citizens and used for terrorism.

The IDF revealed a graphic photo and video simulation of the structure. “This bunker was intentionally placed under the hospital and on both sides of it,” Hagari continued. “You can see the buildings under which the entrance shafts to the bunker are located.

Former Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. (Source: Mohammad Kassir/Shutterstock)

“This money could and still can go towards rebuilding the Lebanese state. This money was intended exclusively for arming the terrorist organization Hezbollah and had no other purpose.”

He said IAF aircraft are monitoring the area “and will continue to do so.”

Calling on the Lebanese to take a stand

“We call on the citizens of Lebanon, the Lebanese government and international institutions: do not allow Hezbollah to keep terrorist funds in a hospital. “In the coming hours, we will continue to attack Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, including in Beirut in Dahieh.”

“Our war is not against the citizens of Lebanon, but against a murderous terrorist organization that continues to arm itself and align itself with the interests of the Islamic Republic regime. We will continue to work to provide security that will allow the return of our residents of the North to their homes.”

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Hagari also revealed that the IDF in Syria eliminated a high-ranking member of the terrorist organization's financial system. Ynet reported.

The “Qard al-Hasan” bank, founded as a charity in the 1980s, has grown into a powerful financial institution that currently serves over 200,000 people and manages the majority of Hezbollah’s economic activities. Maariv reported.

Reuters contributed to this report.



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