Netanyahu accuses Hezbollah: “An arms depot between the houses of Beirut”. Nasrallah’s reaction: “Lies”

“Hezbollah hid a missile depot among Beirut homes.” The latest accusation against the Shiite militia was launched by the Israeli premier Benjamin netanyahu before the whole assembly of the United Nations. A disruptive revelation, because it is destined to rekindle controversy and suspicion about the explosion that two months ago devastated the Lebanese capital. So much so that the leader of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, intervened within a few minutes: “They are lies. As usual they try to incite the Lebanese people against us.”

But Netanyahu’s accusations are destined to have a heavy effect in the political and social crisis that paralyzes Lebanon, preventing the formation of a government while Covid and inflation impoverish the inhabitants. The Israeli premier sent a video message to the UN headquarters. He spoke of hidden missiles in the Jnah district: a residential area between the center and the international airport, where there are luxury hotels and several embassies. “They put them in civilian homes, near a gas station.” Then he showed a photo and, pointing to the map of the city, said, “This is where the next explosion will be.” And he addressed the Lebanese people: “You must act, you must protest because if this thing erupts it will be another tragedy. Iran and Hezbollah have put the lives of your families at risk. You must tell them:” Get rid of this deposit “” .

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at DAVID GROSSMAN
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In the aftermath of the colossal roar that canceled the port of Beirut, with a shock wave equal to that of an atomic bomb that killed nearly two hundred people, there were rumors of the presence of Hezbollah bombs: weapons that could then having triggered the detonation of the three thousand tons of ammonium nitrate accumulated in the customs area. The investigations have so far found no confirmation.

But in the collapse of the Lebanese economy, protests have repeatedly targeted the country’s sectarian political structures, accused of having guaranteed the power of corrupt family clans. And Hezbollah has also become a target of street demonstrations. A crisis to which no solution can be found, exacerbated by the damage of the explosion and the epidemic that has crushed tourism.

Dynamics that Netanyahu’s intervention could precipitate. Introducing his message, the ambassador to the UN asked “the Security Council to hold an urgent discussion on the revelations and to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization”. Many countries, especially in the European Union, instead maintain the distinction between the militia and the political movement, present in the parliament and supported by the Shiite community present in Beirut and in the southern area.
The Israeli premier also attacked Iran’s nuclear plans: “Soon it will have enriched uranium sufficient to build two nuclear warheads, far exceeding the limits of the 2015 Treaty”.

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