One of the entrance doors of the Sahel shopping center, on Oct. 23. (Credit: Emmanuel Haddad/L'Orient Today)
For the past 24 hours, the Arab-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, has taken on an unprecedented role as a diligent observer of the work of journalists in Beirut, live-commenting on their coverage of what has become known as "the Sahel hospital affair" and repeatedly inviting them to explore the leads he has provided, with geographical indications to support his claims. It all began on Tuesday, Oct. 22, after a post on X where the Israeli officer asserted that Hezbollah had "hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold under the Sahel hospital in Haret Hreik to fund its terrorist activities." The management of this facility, one of the last operational hospitals in southern Beirut, organized a media visit to refute these accusations after evacuating patients and staff in a panic, fearing a repeat of the Gaza...
For the past 24 hours, the Arab-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, has taken on an unprecedented role as a diligent observer of the work of journalists in Beirut, live-commenting on their coverage of what has become known as "the Sahel hospital affair" and repeatedly inviting them to explore the leads he has provided, with geographical indications to support his claims. It all began on Tuesday, Oct. 22, after a post on X where the Israeli officer asserted that Hezbollah had "hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold under the Sahel hospital in Haret Hreik to fund its terrorist activities." The management of this facility, one of the last operational hospitals in southern Beirut, organized a media visit to refute these accusations after evacuating patients and staff in a panic, fearing a repeat of the...
