Hospital Director Refutes IDF Claim That a Hezbollah Bunker Containing $500 Million in Gold, Cash Exists Under Beirut Medical Facility

Sahel Medical Center’s lead administrator is urging Lebanese officials, others tour the facility.

AP/Hassan Ammar
Foreign and local journalists take a tour inside Sahel General Hospital, in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, October 22, 2024, a day after the Israeli army said that Hezbollah is storing hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold under the hospital. AP/Hassan Ammar

The head of the Beirut Hospital where Israeli officials believe there’s an underground bunker with at least $500 million in cash and gold belonging to former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is denying the claims, insisting that the lower floors are merely operating rooms.

Sahel Hospital Director Fadi Alameh, who also serves as a parliamentary representative for the area surrounding the hospital, urged Lebanese army officials and other institutions to inspect the area to support his claims, according to report from Euro News.

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