09:54 BST
Orla Guerin
Senior international correspondent, reporting from Beirut
Media caption,
BBC tours hospital Israel says sits above millions in Hezbollah gold
We were taken on a private tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut, where Israel claims millions of dollars in cash and gold are kept in a hidden bunker underneath.
Doctors denied the allegation and took us through the building, including to the first and second level below ground. They insisted there is nothing underneath.
They gave us access to all areas, including the morgue and the medical waste storage area.
Bundles of surgical scrubs and packets of surgical instruments were opened to show there was no gold.
After the tour we were able to move around the hospital on our own, unimpeded, and access any areas we wanted to see.
Last night, the hospital had to evacuate around 50 staff and 15 patients – none of them critical – when Israel made its claim.
“We evacuated like crazy,” said hospital general manager Dr Mazen Alameh, “because we could not take a chance with the lives of the patients or the staff.”
But he insisted the hospital would not close permanently. “We hope to re-open soon for the sake of the patients.”
Staff were gathered in clusters outside the hospital this morning, as an Israeli drone circled overhead. Israel has said it would not bomb the hospital.