Netanyahu Says Bassil's Tour Missed 'Underground Missile Plant'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Hizbullah of "blatantly lying to the international community with a false, propaganda tour by the means of Lebanon's foreign minister."

Referring to the tour of the Hizbullah-affiliated al-Ahed sport club which Bassil organized for the foreign ambassadors in Lebanon, Netanyahu said Bassil "took ambassadors to the football pitch but not the adjacent underground precision missile plant."

"The ambassadors should ask themselves why they waited three days till the tour took place," Netanyahu said on Twitter.

"It's sad the Lebanese government is sacrificing the safety of its residents in covering for Hizbullah, which has taken Lebanon hostage in its aggression against Israel," he added.

In addition to the football stadium, the tour included a nearby golf course and a warehouse in the Ouzai area. The warehouse was included in the tour at the request of one of the Lebanese reporters.

Live TV footage showed the apparently abandoned warehouse littered with plastic bags and napkins and those who entered it did not report any suspicious activity or equipment.

The tour did not go to a third site indicated by Netanyahu as a dock by the Ouzai waterfront.

Calling on the international community to prevent any Israeli attack on Lebanon, Bassil said the Lebanese government would not allow rocket facilities near the airport and that Hizbullah is "wiser" than to place them there. He said Netanyahu's claims were based on "inaccurate" estimates without any "compelling evidence."