Hezbullah claims Israel hit a mosque; Gillerman: We know what we hit
Hezbullah is claiming, through a statement released on its al-Manar television network and faxed to Al-AP, that Israel hit a mosque under construction in South Beirut last night when it dropped 23 tons of explosives within the space of an hour.The truth is that the building targeted by the enemy warplanes with 23 tons of explosives is just a building under construction to be a mosque for prayers. It seems that the enemy wants to cover up its military and security failures with lies and claims of imaginary achievements.But early this morning, in an interview with CNN, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Danny Gillerman said:
I can assure you that we know exactly what we hit. ... This was no religious site. This was indeed the headquarters of the Hizbullah leadership.Earlier yesterday, DEBKAfile had reported that the Hezbullah leadership was holed up in a mountainside bunker in Hermel, in the panhandle border area between Lebanon and Syria. If DEBKAfile's report is correct, and if the Hezbullah leadership was in the bunker in Beirut last night, it is not clear why they would have moved.
It is now nearly 8:20 AM Israel and Lebanon time. I would suggest that if there is no live radio or television broadcast from Nasrallah and other leaders of Hezbullah in the next several hours, we can safely assume that the IDF got them last night.
There is nothing left at the site of the bombing other than a crater.
The Jerusalem Post reports that the Hezbullah headquarters compound in Bourj al-Barajneh is off limits to the Lebanese police and army, so [Lebanese? CiJ] security officials could not confirm the strike.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:15 AM
3 Comments:
"Off-limits"? Yet further proof that Lebanon is a failed state.
Yet further proof that Lebanese government = Hezbullah
Further proof that serious damamage was done to Hizbollah.
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