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Israel and US Target Hezbollah's Financial Network to Cut Off Iranian Funding
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First reported by Maariv · 1 day ago
What happened
Israel and the US have launched a coordinated campaign since March 2026 targeting Hezbollah's financial network in Lebanon, destroying bank branches and money exchangers to cut off Iranian funding and induce an economic crisis within the group.
- 01Israel and the US target Hezbollah's financial infrastructure to block Iranian funding.
- 02IDF destroyed over ten branches of Hezbollah's central bank, Al-Qard Al-Hasan.
- 03Strikes also hit money exchangers and fuel stations funding Hezbollah.
- 04Operations include blocking smuggling routes and pressuring Lebanon's financial system.
- 05The campaign aims to induce a severe economic crisis for Hezbollah.
- 06This marks a strategic shift to economic warfare alongside military action.
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