Following airstrikes targeting terror group's financial network, army unveils secret money bunker, located underneath Al-Sahel Hospital in heart of Lebanese capital; 'Funds stored here could have been used to rebuild Lebanon, but instead, they are used to rebuild Hezbollah'
  • @Sundial@lemm.ee
    2•22 hours ago

    Go back and read my comment. I never said I believed they were actually using it as a base. I was remarking how “convenient” it was that they claimed there was a base but there happened to be no evidence of the base when they attacked. It’s called sarcasm when my bullshit-o-meter goes off the charts.

    I’d rather Israel let everyone know when they move out.

    • @fukhueson@lemmy.worldOP
      -1•22 hours ago

      Ah gotcha, “didn’t really mean it,” and it isn’t the case that there was no evidence, the assessment was circulated to congress.

      • @Sundial@lemm.ee
        1•22 hours ago

        So the evidence presented to the public was debunked but the actual “evidence” was given to Congress in a classified debriefing? And you wonder why people are calling bullshit?

          • @Sundial@lemm.ee
            2•22 hours ago

            bullshit the IDF made up when they said Hamas had a base under a hospital when they blew it up at the beginning of the conflict.

            • @fukhueson@lemmy.worldOP
              -1•21 hours ago

              Ah, understood, based on my reading, I don’t see anything “debunked.”

              https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/01/03/hamas-gaza-israel-alshifa-tunnels/

              The newly declassified information, obtained by U.S. spy agencies, shows that militants destroyed documents and electronics at the complex in advance of the Israel Defense Forces raid, according to U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.

              “We have information that continues to support our conclusion that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad used the al-Shifa Hospital complex and sites beneath it to house command infrastructure, exercise certain command and control activities, store some weapons, and hold at least a few hostages,” said one official. Palestinian Islamic Jihad is another Gaza-based militant group, allied with Hamas in the fight against Israel but under separate command.

              • @Sundial@lemm.ee
                3•21 hours ago

                I know you don’t.

                EDIT: Nice ninja edit to add an article to provide “proof”. Except the article also questions it’s validity.

                While U.S. officials say the intelligence community has “high confidence” in its assessment of al-Shifa’s use by Hamas, they have not publicly released visual or audio evidence. The IDF’s claims have also been challenged by a lack of conclusive proof.

                Officials would not elaborate on what type of electronics were destroyed, but the action could suggest that the militants were trying to conceal their presence or prevent Israel from obtaining equipment useful for intelligence purposes.

                • @fukhueson@lemmy.worldOP
                  0•20 hours ago

                  Oh no… Doesn’t sound like it’s debunked based on the provided sources.

                  And I thank you for considering me a ninja, despite my edit not embodying the intent I’m suspecting is cast here.