Israeli strikes on Lebanese financial institutions...Hezbollah is tightening its purse strings.

[Anchor]
Israel has attacked three financial institutions in Beirut linked to Hezbollah this time.

Hezbollah is believed to be financing the war through the agency and is trying to cut off its funding sources.

I'm reporter Hong Joo-ye.

[Reporter]
A plane lowers its altitude toward Beirut International Airport.

About 10 minutes later, a huge plume of smoke rises near the airport with the sound of an explosion, followed by an explosion of a similar magnitude.

The night sky is covered with black smoke in an instant.

Israel bombarded the southern outskirts of Beirut again.

It warned residents in nearby areas to evacuate, revealing the purpose of the airstrike.

[Daniel Hagari / Israeli military spokesman: It will reveal how Iran funded Hezbollah's terrorist activities and how it used civilian agencies and NGOs to hide its terrorist operations]The three branches of the 'Alkard Alhasan' were the main targets of



It is a non-profit financial institution that provides interest-free loans to Shiite believers under Islamic law.

Israel claims Hezbollah runs al-Qard al-Hasan like a bank, using it to finance it from avoiding Western sanctions.

The attack was also aimed at disrupting Hezbollah's financial network and undermining trust between Hezbollah and the Shiite community, it said.

Not only will it tighten the purse strings to make it difficult to continue the war, but it will also prevent future reconstruction and rearmament.

Meanwhile, the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon condemned the Israeli military for deliberately tearing down observation towers and fences using bulldozers.

I'm Hong Joo Ye of YTN.


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