Lebanese Foreign Minister Jubran Bassil yesterday described Israel’s allegations of missile sites near Beirut Airport as “pure lies.”
During his address before the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu held up aerial photos of what he claimed were Hezbollah weapons storage sites in the Lebanese capital.
He accused Iran of directing the militant organization to build secret sites to convert projectiles into precision-guided missiles capable of targeting Israel.
“Lebanon will not accept the UN to be used as a platform to assault Lebanon,” Bassil told foreign ambassadors in Beirut during a press conference.
Israel does not respect the United Nations or its resolutions, he added.
According to a foreign ministry source, diplomats from around 70 countries attended the conference in Beirut and some of them joined a tour to the sites mentioned by the Israeli premier.
The sites visited, including the Al Ahed sports stadium, are located in areas under the control of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement.
In comments made to a Lebanese television, Russian Ambassador Alexander Zaspekin, who toured the sites, described the Israeli claims as “unrealistic.”
Footage showed a member of the club telling the ambassadors: “We are a sports club and this is a place to play football and raise youth on loving sports and enjoy peace.”




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