Lebanon’s caretaker Public Works and Transport Minister Ali Hamieh on Sunday denied as ridiculous a report by the British daily the Telegraph, which claimed that Hezbollah allegedly stores weapons at Beirut International Airport.
In a press conference in Beirut, Hamieh called for an “open to all” inspection tour of the Beirut international airport site at 10 a.m. on Monday.
He added that the Lebanese state plans to raise a defamation lawsuit against the Telegraph.
The Lebanese minister said that the Telegraph has claimed that the information mentioned in the report was based on that provided by The International Air Transport Association (IATA). In this context, he said that he contacted an official in the association’s Middle East and North Africa region, who affirmed that such information is untrue.
“The airport has been always a target of the Israeli enemy, and everything written in The Telegraph is untrue; no weapons are entering or leaving through the airport,” Minister Hamieh said.
He affirmed that the Lebanese customs “represent the state in protecting Beirut Airport, and their integrity cannot be questioned.”
Social media users slammed allegations by the Telegraph, stressing that the British daily’s report was aimed at “trying to pre-indoctrinate the public into legitimizing war crimes.”
The Zionist Nazi regime continues to pay for cheap lies and propaganda, which it’s quick to share
This latest piece of laughable Hasbara was published by the @Telegraph
Their desperation is a clear sign of how broken and defeated they are#Gaza #Lebanon #Palestine #Hezbollah https://t.co/vCM4TnE3AO
— 🔻Hasan Harb🔻 (@HasanHarb313) June 23, 2024
Source: Al-Manar English Website
