ALBAWABA - British newspaper The Telegraph has been under fire after its latest report about Beirut Airport being used by Hezbollah to store weapons and missiles amid fears of war sparked between the organization and Israel.
The report was first shared under the headline "Hezbollah using Beirut Airport to store Iranian weapons cache, whistleblowers claim to Telegraph."
Then, after heavy backlashes and the denial by the Lebanese authorities that the airport is allegedly being used to store weapons amid fears of war with Israel, the British newspaper The Telegraph changed the title.
(A screenshot of The Telegraph report's old title shared on Sunday)
The Telegraph then wrote: "Beirut airport bosses deny it is being used to store Hezbollah weapons."
The report shared by The Telegraph mentioned citing whistleblowers at the airport that fears grew about "increasing weapons supplies arriving on direct flights from Iran."
According to the report, whistleblowers allegedly said that they had seen "unusually big boxes" received at the Beirut Airport amid the high presence of high-level Hezbollah commanders.
(A screenshot of The Telegraph report's new title)
Lebanon denies receiving weapons at Beirut Airport:
Lebanon's caretaker Transport Minister Ali Hamieh released a statement rejecting the report shared by "The Telegraph" which claims Hezbollah was smuggling in and stockpiling weapons at Rafic Hariri International Airport.
In a press conference, Hamieh said: "This report defames the reputation of the Beirut airport and is completely false and not based in fact." Nonetheless, he referred to the report as a "ridiculous article."
