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Israel strikes banks across Lebanon to hit Hezbollah's finances

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The Israeli military hit bank branches across Lebanon overnight to target Hezbollah‘s finances as the U.S. pushed for a diplomatic solution.

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  1. In escalation, Israel bombs Hezbollah-linked finance group

    Headline from Al-Monitor ·

  2. Newest

    Israel strikes banks across Lebanon to hit Hezbollah's finances

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

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34 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al-Monitor

    In escalation, Israel bombs Hezbollah-linked finance group (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Israel began bombing Lebanese branches of an association accused of financing the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, Lebanese state media reported late Sunday, a further escalation of Israel's nearly month-long war against the militants.

  2. Breitbart News

    Israel Bombs Hezbollah's Financial Centers in Lebanon (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The IDF began attacking institutions associated with financial and economic support for Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terror organization.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Lebanon media says Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah-linked finance group (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Lebanese state media reported Israeli strikes Sunday on branches of a Hezbollah-linked financial association, including near the country's only airport, after the Israeli military warned it would attack Al-Qard Al-Hassan's branches.

  4. The Guardian

    Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon hit branches of Hezbollah-linked bank (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Strikes targeted Al-Qard Al-Hassan buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs, south Lebanon and the Bekaa valley

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Israel strikes banks across Lebanon to hit Hezbollah's finances (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Israeli military hit bank branches across Lebanon overnight to target Hezbollah‘s finances as the U.S. pushed for a diplomatic solution.

  6. UPI

    Lebanon surveys damage after Israeli air strike on Hezbollah-linked bank (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Israeli fighter jets struck dozens of targets in Beirut and other areas of southern Lebanon overnight, including branches of a bank accused of holding funds used by Hezbollah.

  7. The Guardian

    Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes Beirut; IDF may be destroying population in north Gaza, UN body says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Israel says its is targeting banking system linked to Hezbollah; Israeli military making life ‘impossible’ for Palestinians in area by ‘relentlessly’ bombing it and preventing entry of aid, UN’s human rights office says

  8. CBS News

    Israel (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Israel says strikes are targeting a Lebanese financial institution that "directly funds Hezbollah's terror," as thousands of civilians flee their homes.

  9. Newsweek

    Israel targets Hezbollah's finances as strikes hit Beirut suburbs (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Al-Qard al-Hassan is a Hezbollah unit that's used to pay operatives and help buy arms, a senior Israeli intelligence official said.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    Lebanon assesses damage after Israel strikes Hezbollah-run financial institution (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Israeli strikes hit nearly a dozen branches of a Hezbollah-run financial institution that Israel says is used to fund attacks.

  11. NBC News

    Israel expands Lebanon assault, striking banks to hit Hezbollah's finances (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Israeli military expanded its offensive in Lebanon overnight, striking bank branches across the country to target Hezbollah‘s finances in an assault that sparked panic in Beirut, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading to the Middle East to push for a diplomatic solution to the intensif…

  12. Fox News

    Israel hammers Hezbollah finances with crushing airstrikes (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Israel targeted branches of a Hezbollah-run financial institution across Lebanon on Sunday, but there are not believed to be any casualties.

  13. Wyoming Public Media

    Lebanon assesses the damage after Israel strikes Hezbollah-linked banks (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Israel's military carried out airstrikes overnight on targets in Lebanon that the military says belong to Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a financial institution that undergirds the militant group Hezbollah.

  14. Al Jazeera

    Israel attacks branches of Hezbollah-linked finance group in Lebanon (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Bombardment in southern and eastern Lebanon comes as the Health Ministry reports at least six people were killed.

  15. NPR

    Assessing the damage after Israel strikes Lebanese bank branches linked to Hezbollah (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Israeli forces have carried out airstrikes across Lebanon -- targeting branches of a Hezbollah-operated financial institution that Israel says is central to financing the group’s terror operations.

  16. The Guardian

    Blasts heard across Beirut after Israel warns it will hit Hezbollah-linked finance group (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Hundreds evacuate after Israeli military says it will strike areas linked to Al-Qard Al-Hassan association, a US-sanctioned banking system

  17. The Columbian

    Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese were surveying the damage on Monday after overnight Israeli strikes hit nearly a dozen branches of a Hezbollah-run financial institution that Israel says is used to fund attacks

  18. RedState

  19. Deutsche Welle

    Israel Beirut strikes target Hezbollah finance group – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Israel has launched attacks across Lebanon against a group providing financial services to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. Follow DW for the latest.

  20. Washington Times

    Lebanon assesses damage after wave of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah-run financial institution (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Lebanese were surveying the damage on Monday after overnight Israeli strikes hit nearly a dozen branches of a Hezbollah-run financial institution that Israel says is used to fund attacks but where many ordinary people keep their savings.

  21. Voice of America

    Lebanese media say Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah-linked finance group (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The strikes mark an expansion of the Israeli campaign against the Iran-backed group after a year of cross-border exchanges that escalated in late September into a full-blown war

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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