“The Israeli Air Force is monitoring the building. But we will not attack the hospital itself,” said Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari, according to Reuters. Shortly before that, he announced at a press conference that the hospital was a secret bunker movement of Hezbollah, which has more than 500 million dollars (about 11.5 billion crowns) in gold and banknotes hidden.
“That money could have been used to restore Lebanon‘s (economy), but it went to restore Hezbollah,” Hagari said today. “The (Israeli) Air Force keeps monitor the site and they will continue to monitor it,” he said. He also said that Israel would continue to attack Hezbollah’s financial institutions.
The Israeli army struck dozens of branches of the Al-Kard al-Hasan institution in Lebanon overnight, which they say finances Hezbollah’s activities. According to Israel, Hezbollah has hundreds of millions of dollars in these branches, which it also uses to buy weapons. At a press conference today, Hagari described how Hezbollah uses money for its activities and how it receives part of it from Iran.
According to the group AP Al-Kard al-Hasan is officially a non-profit charitable institution that operates outside the Lebanese financial system and is one of the tools used by Hezbollah to consolidate support among the population. Shiite of the country. In addition to the military wing, Hezbollah has ministers in the government and members of parliament, as well as organizations that run schools, hospitals, and cheap grocery stores.
Al-Kard al-Hasan has more than 30 branches across Lebanon, according to the AP. During the financial crisis that hit the country a few years ago, this institution helped many Lebanese because, unlike banks that restricted withdrawals from bank accounts, Al-Kard al-Hasan did not impose limits .
The US Treasury also considers Al-Kard al-Hasan, an institution used by Hezbollah to finance its military wing, and imposed sanctions on it in 2007 because of this.
Massive explosion in Beirut. Israel liquidates shadow bank branches
Near and Middle East
2024-10-21 20:23:00
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