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.

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