Fire at warehouse containing explosives at Port of Beirut led to massive explosion, causing widespread damage on Tueasday. Lebanese authorities have said a fire at a warehouse containing explosives at the Port of Beirut led to the massive blast, which leveled a three-story building and was heard across the city and its suburbs.
“IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT”
Sources close to Hezbollah denied allegations that the massive explosion in Beirut was an attack by Israel on their weapon depots.
Israeli officials, who spoke to local media on condition of anonymity, denied Israel’s involvement in the tragedy, saying the explosion could have been an accident.
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israeli forces thwarted an attempt by Hezbollah to infiltrate across the Lebanon frontier.
US President Donald Trump claimed that a devastating blast that sent shockwaves through Beirut and the region “looks like a terrible attack,” suggesting it was a bombing rather than an accident.