Sahel Hospital in Harek Hreik evacuated after Israel accuses Hezbollah of hiding 'hundreds of millions of dollars' under the complex

The Sahel Hospital, located in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut's southern suburbs, was evacuated on Monday evening after the Israeli army said it was conducting "a reconnaissance of the complex" beneath which it said "hundreds of millions of dollars" belonging to Hezbollah were hidden.

Hezbollah has "hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold under the Sahel Hospital in Haret Hreik to fund its terrorist activities," Israeli army Arabic-speaking spokesman Avichay Adraee told X. "We are revealing dangerous information about Hezbollah placing Hassan Nasrallah's private bunker under this hospital," he added. According to him, "the entry and exit openings are located inside the Ahmadi building and the Sahel Center building. "In this bunker is a compound where hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold are kept, much of which was taken from Lebanese citizens and which would have allowed and could still allow the reconstruction of the state," he said. He also said that these funds are "exclusively intended for the arming of Hezbollah," noting that the hospital is located on Dargham Street, on the airport road, in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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"Air Force planes are currently conducting reconnaissance of the complex. We are monitoring the developments and will continue to do so," Adraee stated, calling on "the Lebanese government, government institutions and international organizations to return to Lebanese citizens the funds stolen from them and not allow Hezbollah to use them for terrorist purposes."

"Our war is not against Lebanese citizens, but against a bloodthirsty terrorist organization that Iran continues to arm and lead in accordance with its interests," he concluded.

Speaking in a video posted on X, Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the troops were "not going to bomb the hospital."

"The Israeli allegations about the Sahel hospital are false, but we were forced to evacuate," said MP Fadi Alameh (Amal), also the director of the health facility, in an interview with al-Jadeed TV. He also said that "the Sahel Hospital has nothing to do with the parties," and called on the army command to inspect it and ensure that there are no tunnels under the building.