Israeli Report: Hezbollah Hides 'Strategic Weapons' Near the Presidential Palace in Lebanon

Tel Aviv - Afaq News - An Israeli report revealed today, Saturday, intelligence information that Tel Aviv conveyed to the U.S. Central Command, stating that Hezbollah has concealed weapons described in the report as strategic near the presidential palace in Baabda, taking advantage of Israel's reluctance to attack this area.

The website "Netsaf Net" reported that "the Israeli army provided highly sensitive and valuable intelligence to the U.S. Central Command regarding Hezbollah's warehouses in Lebanon, especially those located near the presidential palace in the Baabda area."

The Israeli site added: "Israel disclosed and conveyed to the Americans sensitive intelligence proving that Hezbollah, in its usual practice of using human shields, has identified locations for strategic weapon warehouses underground and in underground complexes near the presidential palace in Baabda."

It pointed out that the party exploited the fact that Israel would avoid attacking the official presidential palace area.

It stated: "The presence of explosives and sensitive weapons near the presidential palace directly endangers the complex and those residing in it," noting that this information provides the United States and Israel with broader international legitimacy to demand the enforcement of disarmament, revealing Hezbollah as a threat to the stability of the Lebanese state itself.

According to estimates from Israeli intelligence, high-quality weapons, not just ordinary ammunition, have been hidden in the complexes near the palace in Baabda, including precision missiles and long-range rockets that Hezbollah seeks to protect from Israeli air strikes.

The area beneath the presidential palace in Baabda also includes, according to the Israeli site, communication systems, financial resources, and drone systems, along with fortified underground command infrastructure similar to that which the Israeli army has uncovered and destroyed in other areas of Lebanon, such as the Ali al-Taher Heights.

It was stated that "the United States, through the U.S. Central Command, has taken steps including requesting President Joseph Aoun and military leaders to act immediately to seize the weapons, clarifying that the continuation of U.S. military and economic aid to Lebanon is conditional on addressing these terrorist infrastructures."