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HEZBOLLAH has stashed away £400million worth of gold and cash in a secret bunker under a Lebanese hospital, says Israeli intelligence.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claim to have uncovered the terror group's financial headquarters as they released footage showing the underground network in Beirut.
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The declassified intelligence was shared alongside a graphic showing how Hezbollah's top brass is believed to operate through hidden tunnels and secret elevators.
Their underground bunker is said to be directly beneath Al-Sahel Hospital in the busy area of Dahiyeh in southern Beirut.
The IDF say it is made up of at least five separate rooms including what appears to be a communal bedroom and a meeting room.
They also revealed the exact location they claim Hezbollah hides its financial goods - including gold bars and stacks of cash.
A huge secure room to the right of the bunker has been shown through the IDF graphic to be filled with over £400million worth of goods.
The IDF claim the bunker was used by slain Hezbollah kingpin Hassan Nasrallah.
Israeli intelligence also say that Hezbollah chiefs use two different entrance points to access the bunker.
The illustration says that the two buildings either side of the hospital have been manipulated by the terrorists to provide tunnels for people to sneak through.
One of them is the Center Al-Sahel building which is separated from the hospital by just a few feet across a road.
The graphic suggests that Hezbollah have taken over the bottom few floors of the centre for their own personal use.
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A walkway has been hollowed out underground which connects the Center Al-Sahel building to the Al-Sahel Hospital.
There also appears to be an elevator installed to transport the terror leaders between the two buildings, according to the IDF's graphic.
The second network of tunnels sits under the Al-Ahmedi building which sits on the opposite side of the medical facility.
This tunnel is far longer as it is separated by the hospital's car park.
IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari revealed the key Hezbollah infrastructure in a briefing on Monday.
He said: “Tonight, I am going to declassify intelligence on a site that we did not strike.
"Where Hezbollah has millions of dollars in gold and cash - in Hassan Nasrallah’s bunker.
"Where is the bunker located? Directly under Al-Sahel Hospital in the heart of Beirut.
“According to the estimates we have, there is at least half a billion dollars in dollar bills and gold stored in this bunker.
“This money could and still can be used to rebuild the state of Lebanon.”
Hagari called on the Lebanese authorities and international organisations to warn Hezbollah against using this money to rebuild and launch fresh waves of attacks.
The Israeli Air Force is said to be constantly monitoring the compound but the IDF have vowed to not strike it.
Hagari made it clear that Israel is at war with the terror group not Lebanon so keeping the hospital up and running is a priority.
The television speech by Hagari came just hours after Israel launched several airstrikes targeting places used to fund Hezbollah's fighters.
“The Israeli Air Force carried out a series of precise strikes on these Hezbollah financial strongholds," Hagari added.
According to the estimates we have, there is at least half a billion dollars in dollar bills and gold stored in this bunker
Daniel Hagari IDF spokesperson
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi announced they had hit "close to 30 targets across Lebanon" on Monday.
Many of these were places belonged to the financial-backers of Hezbollah known as Al-Qard Al-Hassan.
The firm - who are officially registered as a charity - have been sanctioned by the US for years.
Officials accuse Hezbollah of using the financial firm to cover up its own illegal spending and to gain access to the international financial system.
“The Israeli Air Force carried out a series of precise strikes on these Hezbollah financial strongholds,” Halevi said.
“One of our main targets last night was an underground vault with tens of millions of dollars in cash and gold.
"The money was being used to finance Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel.”
This bunker is separate to the one under the hospital in Beirut.
The IDF also confirmed they carried out a tactical airstrike in Syria on Monday as they aimed to eliminate the head of Hezbollah’s financial arm.
The unnamed official was responsible for funnelling cash from Iran to its proxy, Hagari claims.
The latest on the Middle East war
ISRAEL is now at war with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon - both Iran-backed militant groups.
The fighting in the Middle East has been ongoing for over a year now since Hamas launched the deadly October 7 massacre.
In the months following Israel hit back with constant waves of air attacks and a ground invasion of Gaza - prompting Iran and its proxies to jump to the aid of Hamas.
Lebanon-based Hezbollah has since faced IDF fury with Israel wiping out their top brass one after the other in precision strikes.
Israel also launched a ground operation in Lebanon earlier this month to weaken Hezbollah and push the terror group away from the border to allow displaced Israelis to return.
In the weeks since both sides have continued to hit the other.
One of Hezbollah's biggest attacks saw them fire a salvo of more than 100 rockets into Israel, killing at least one person and injuring others in the northern region of the country.
Footage shared by the IDF shows a building destroyed by the rocket attack that was launched from Lebanon targeting innocent Israeli people.
In response, the IDF struck multiple targets inside Lebanon which they claim are Hezbollah strongholds.
Some of the buildings struck were Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters and an underground weapons workshop in Beirut, Israel claims.
The Israeli military also issued fresh evacuation warnings for civilians staying in Beirut's southern suburb.
IDF Col. Avichay Adraee said: "You are in the vicinity of Hezbollah facilities, which the IDF will operate against in the near future."
In recent days, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was the target of a terrorist drone strike.
One of the buildings close to the Israeli leader's family home was struck by the drone strike which appeared to come from Lebanon.
As Hamas kingpin Yahya Sinwar was also ruthlessly eliminated by Israeli troops after a firefight in Gaza.
Shocking footage shows evil Hamas boss Sinwar pathetically attempt to fight off a drone with a stick in a fittingly inglorious end for the October 7 mastermind.
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