IDF says struck Hezbollah underground cash, gold storage facility worth millions

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The IDF struck an underground warehouse containing millions of dollars in cash and gold belonging to Hezbollah, chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced Monday night. In a press briefing, Hagari said the strikes targeted facilities linked to the Al-Qard al-Hassan association, a financial institution affiliated with Hezbollah. “Lebanon has been in an economic crisis for years, and Hezbollah has taken advantage of it to solidify its foothold and influence in the country,” he said. The IDF reported hitting 20 targets, most of them in Beirut's Dahieh district, a Hezbollah stronghold. Among them was a subterranean storage facility holding tens of millions of dollars in cash and gold, intended to finance Hezbollah’s operations, including post-war recovery efforts.
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Jpost has a little more detail...

IDF Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari revealed on Monday night that the former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah's bunker in Dahieh in southern Beirut was located underneath a hospital - which held gold and half a billion dollars in cash.

One of his bunkers was located beneath the Al-Sahel Hospital and was used as Nasrallah's emergency bunker, according to the IDF. The hospital has been evacuated following Israeli claims a Hezbollah cash bunker is located beneath it, hospital director Fadi Alameh told Reuters on Monday. Hagari said that Israel will not strike the hospital.

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

An N12 report said that it serves as Hezbollah's central money warehouse, where the vast majority of the organization's money stolen from Lebanese citizens and used for terrorism is hidden.

The IDF revealed a graphic photo and a video simulation of the structure. "This bunker is deliberately 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.

"This money could and still can go to rebuilding the state of Lebanon. This money had been intended to go exclusively to arming the terrorist organization Hezbollah and had no other destination."

He said that IAF aircraft are monitoring the compound "and will continue to do so.

Calling on 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 under a hospital. Even in the coming hours, we will continue to attack Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon, including in Beirut in Dahieh.

"Our war is not against the citizens of Lebanon - but against a murderous terrorist organization which continues to arm itself and align itself with the interests of the Islamic Republic regime. We will continue to work to create security that will allow the return of our residents of the north to their homes."

Hezbollah's gold mine catches fire: Nasrallah's bunker under hospital held half billion dollars

The IDF reveals the economic blow that landed in Beirut.

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It may not be too long before missiles stop getting fired into Israel from both gaza and lebanon.

 

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"This money could and still can go to rebuilding the state of Lebanon. This money had been intended to go exclusively to arming the terrorist organization Hezbollah and had no other destination."

Israel should confiscate the funds in the underground hospital to help pay for its defense costs.