IDF Says It Won’t Strike Beirut Hospital With Hezbollah Cash Bunker Underneath It

The IDF stated that the bunker had been used by Hezbollah’s former leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike last month.

Israeli army spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari speaks to the press from The Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 18, 2023. Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images

Israeli armed forces stated on Oct. 21 that they would not strike a Beirut hospital where Hezbollah has allegedly constructed a secret bunker underneath to hide millions of dollars in cash and gold.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Hezbollah has “deliberately” built the bunker underneath the al-Sahel hospital in southern Beirut but did not provide any evidence.