Austin denies existence of Hezbollah bunker under Beirut Hospital

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No Proof Yet of Hezbollah Bunker Under Beirut Hospital, Austin Says

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said that Washington had not seen evidence to support Israel’s claim that Hezbollah was using a bunker complex embedded underneath Al-Sahel hospital in Beirut.

We’ve not seen evidence of that at this point, but we’ll continue to collaborate with our Israeli counterparts to gain better fidelity on exactly what they’re looking at.

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