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Lebanon: Israel bombs financial organization linked to Hezbollah

The Lebanese news agency Ani reported eleven Israeli attacks targeting mainly “branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan” in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Israel continues its attacks. The Jewish State carried out air attacks in Lebanon this Sunday, October 20, against the offices of a company that it accuses of financing Hezbollah, after having bombed positions of the pro-Iran movement throughout the country.

The UN Peace Force in Lebanon, for its part, accused the army of having “deliberately” destroyed a Blue Helmet “observation tower” in southern Lebanon, the latest in a series of incidents against its positions. which have earned Israel a barrage of attacks. international criticism.

Lebanese news agency Ani reported eleven Israeli attacks targeting mainly “branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan” in the southern suburbs of Beirut, and one against the same group in eastern Lebanon, after Israel called on the population to evacuate the surrounding area. the offices of this organization, subject to US sanctions.

Multiple offensives

The financial company “Al-Qard al-Hassan participates in the financing of Hezbollah’s terrorist operations,” said the Israeli army’s spokesperson for the Arabic-speaking public, Avichay Adraee, on the social network X.

In Saida, in the south, an AFP correspondent saw people fleeing the vicinity of an AFP site. Earlier, the Israeli army had announced that it had attacked a Hezbollah “command center” near the capital and attacked dozens of people. from southern towns.

A Lebanese security source also reported an “attack” on Sunday night near Beirut’s international airport, which borders the southern suburbs. An AFP journalist saw columns of smoke rising nearby.

In war on two fronts, the Israeli army continues its offensive against Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, where an Israeli attack killed at least 73 people the day before in Beit Lahia (north), according to emergency services, a figure questioned by Israel .

It also announced on Sunday afternoon that it had intercepted a drone approaching “from the east” in Syrian airspace.

Author: Hugo Septier with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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