Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Hezbollah of maintaining a “secret arms depot” in Beirut, Hezbollah denies the allegation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues a statement at the Israeli Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the Alternate PM and Defence Minister Benny Gantz on July 27 2020, following the high tensions with the Lebanese militant group of Hezbollah at the Israeli-Lebanon border.
In an address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Netanyahu pointed to maps purportedly showing the missile depot's location next to a gas company and residential housing, not far from Beirut's international airport. "Here's where the next explosion will take place, right here," he said. The ammonium nitrate had been stored there for several years after being removed from an impounded cargo ship. No one has yet been held accountable for the blast, which appears to have been triggered by an accidental fire.Israel has long accused Hezbollah of storing weapons and maintaining military posts in civilian areas, especially in the southern suburbs of Beirut and southern Lebanon, both strongholds of support for the Iran-backed militant group.
“We will allow media outlets to enter the facility so that the world knows that Netanyahu is lying," he added.
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