Israel says strikes are targeting a Lebanese financial institution that 'directly funds Hezbollah's terror,' as thousands of civilians flee their homes.
A fresh wave of Israel i airstrikes started pounding locations across Lebanon on Sunday night, some striking dangerously close to Lebanon 's only international airport. Israel had said it would launch a widescale assault on a banking institution it regards as Hezbollah 's de-facto financial arm, the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association.The strikes began a day after a drone targeted Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu private residence in the central town of Caesarea.
'Beirut resident and artist Mona Jabour said she was worried about the long-term damage this war would inflict on everyone in the country, especially younger generations.'People are going through hell,' she said. 'Everything is crumbling under our feet… It's just a disaster to see that young people are being brought up on violence and wars, and this is going to perpetuate new hatred, new wars.
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