Israel has carried out air strikes targeting branches of a financial association linked with Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut, as well as the south and east of the country. Also on the programme, how the US election is being view from Russia; and the global importance of fungi conservation. (Photo: People stand near a damaged branch of ‘Al-Qard al-Hassan', in the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday that hit several branches of ‘Al-Qard al-Hassan', a financial institution linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, Lebanon, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Taher)
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Israel has opened a new front in its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Against its finances, a bank was the latest and perhaps surprising target of Israel's airstrikes overnight Sunday to Monday.
Buildings belonging to Al Qaeda Al Hassan were destroyed.
Daniel Hagari is the Israeli military spokesman.
One of our main targets last night was an underground vault with millions of dollars in cash and gold.
The money was being used to finance Hezbollah's attacks on Israel.
This vault was deliberately located under a residential building.
Our strikes will degrade Hezbollah's ability to.
Finance its attacks on Israelis.