It was brought down on top of him and his family last night by an Israeli airstrike, that killed at 18 people, four of them children, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
“After the strike we hear the sound like ‘boom, boom, boom, boom’ like this.
And there were others, killed in an instant, in their own neighbourhood – including two 19-year-old girls who were sitting outside his door.
A veiled woman sat on the ground, with her hands on her head, rocking back and forth in distress.
But that door was not concealed, and seemed an unlikely access point to a hidden chamber full of gold.
Mohammed Sukayneh, holding onto a few plastic bags—all he could salvage from his 45-year-old home—picked his way through piles of debris and twisted metal.
According to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, an Israeli airstrike last night killed 18 people, including four children, after it fell on top of him and his family.
The attack occurred unexpectedly in an area where people believed they would be safe, approximately 150 meters from the entrance to the Rafik Hariri hospital in southern Beirut, Lebanon’s largest public hospital.
Mohammed was sleeping in his bed with his family.
He claimed that “we didn’t recognize what is happening.”.
“We hear a sound like ‘boom, boom, boom, boom’ like this after the strike. And we are thrown into everything. We have fresh meat, fresh blood, steel, metal, and stones. You were unable to speak, breathe, or use oxygen. “.”.
He identifies five neighbors whose homes are still under the wreckage. In their own neighborhood, there were also others who were instantly killed, including two 19-year-old girls who were seated outside his door.
His nephew, 20, is currently in critical care, while Mohammed, 54, survived with a grazed arm. He claimed that “half of his brain is crushed.”.
Israel struck a hospital in southern Beirut, killing 18 people, according to Lebanon.
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According to a civil defense worker on the scene, six residential buildings—the majority of which were three or four stories high—had been demolished.
A woman in a veil was sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth in distress while placing her hands on her head. “We are all civilians here; there are no Hezbollah members present,” she stated.
“Everyone flew through the air,” mentioned a neighbor.
Subsequently, additional remains were extracted from the debris and removed in a black body bag.
In this densely populated area, I asked Mohammed what he believed Israel could have been targeting.
His voice was bolstered by rage as he responded, “They are hitting everything randomly.”.
“Without noticing that there are kids.”. Israeli enemies who are blind: where are the rockets and guns? Not seeing. “.”.
Without revealing the nature of the target, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claim to have hit a “Hezbollah terrorist target near the hospital.”. It claims that the hospital was not singled out or struck.
Jihad Saadeh, director of Rafik Hariri Hospital, stated that although it was hit by shrapnel, it is operating normally and won’t be evacuated.
The Al Sahel private hospital, which is roughly two kilometers away, was completely empty last night.
The general manager, Dr. Mazen Alameh, says, “We evacuated immediately, like crazy.”.
We can’t put anyone’s life in danger. We cannot assume that Israel will not launch a bomb. “”.
A public accusation by the Israeli military that the hospital was perched atop a wealthy Hezbollah bunker prompted the hasty evacuation of 50 employees and 10 patients.
The IDF produced a 3D animation that purported to show a bunker underneath the building, but they offered no evidence. Rear Adm Daniel Hagari, the IDF spokesperson, stated that hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold are currently inside the bunker.
It sounded like an invitation to steal.
Doctors and hospital administration met today to refute “Israel’s false allegation” and give us a tour of the facility, which included the two underground floors. Despite being in a Hezbollah stronghold in the southern suburbs, the hospital’s staff adamantly maintains that it has no affiliation with any organization.
Dr. Alameh says, “It’s shocking to say that Sahel Hospital is affiliated with any party in Lebanon.”. “The hospital is private.”. Doctors, physicians, and other medical students can learn from this hospital. “.”.
He denied Israel’s allegation of a secret bunker. He stated, “The hospital was established on an old house forty years ago.”.
“There can’t be any infrastructure or tunnel underneath. Anyone in the world is welcome to visit and view anything they desire. “”.
It was advised that we look everywhere. Not even the mortuary was off-limits. There was nothing hidden when surgical instrument packets and bundles of scrubs were opened.
We had complete freedom to roam around after the tour. No sign of a bunker was visible, but we did see anxious staff and empty wards.
Israel asserted that the entrance was located in a nearby structure. We also visited, and we were able to use the parking lot underneath for free. We were unable to locate any entrances to any hidden bunkers.
Our only visible door led to a lift, but we were unable to open it. However, the door was not hidden and appeared to be an improbable way to enter a secret room containing gold.
