Aoun Meets UNIFIL Commander, Says Israeli Missile Site Claims Aim to Undermine Stability in South

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President Michel Aoun on Tuesday nullified Israeli allegations that weapons are present near Beirut airport, telling visiting UNIFIL commander they only aim at keeping tension in South Lebanon.

Aoun told UNIFIL commander Major General Stefano Del Col during a meeting at Baabda Palace, that Israeli claims that Hizbullah has weapons present in the vicinity of the Rafik Hariri International Airport only aim at keeping tension in South Lebanon.

During his address before the U.N. General Assembly in September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Hizbullah has positioned three missile sites near Beirut's Airport.

Netanyahu also held up what he called "a picture worth a thousand missiles" and titled "Beirut Precision Guided Missile."

Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adrai meanwhile published pictures of the alleged sites on Twitter.

In response, caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil led dozens of ambassadors and journalists to said locations, including a golf course and a soccer stadium, seeking to dispel Israeli allegations of secret Hizbullah rocket facilities

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