The war between Israel and Hezbollah continues. Israel's army is continuously bombarding Hezbollah positions. The army claimed on Monday that it has reached a Hezbollah hideout where $500 million in cash and gold is hidden. The disclosure comes after an Israeli Air Force strike on Sunday night targeting Hezbollah's financial assets.
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said during a televised briefing.
We have arrived at Hezbollah's hideouts, the bunker is located in the heart of Beirut with gold and cash under Al-Sahel Hospital.
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari.
30 sites were targeted in air strikes on Sunday night Hagari said that despite information about the treasure, there has been no direct attack on it yet. He said the bunker could contain assets worth at least half of $500 million. This resource can be used to rebuild the Lebanese state.
According to reports, around 30 Hezbollah-linked sites were targeted in the air strike on Sunday night, including sites operated by the Hezbollah-linked financial company al-Qard al-Hasan (AQAH). AQAH, although registered as a charity, has been accused by both Israel and the US of serving as an important financial arm of Hezbollah, facilitating access to cash and gold reserves for military purposes. Hagari claimed that these funds were currently being used to attack Israel. He said that such attacks will continue from Israel.
Six people were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon An Israeli drone attack on a house in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek on Monday killed six people and wounded eight others. An Israeli drone struck a house in the Nabi Inam neighborhood of central Baalbek, Lebanon's official National News Agency reported. Among the dead are women and children. Civil defense teams retrieved the bodies, while the Lebanese Red Cross transported the wounded to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah said in a statement on Monday that it shot down an Israeli Hermes-900 drone during a firefight with Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday evening. The group said it was the ninth drone shot down in southern and eastern Lebanon since October 8, 2023.
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Israel's Air Strikes on Hezbollah Banks: This Is Where Fighters Get Paid; The deputy head of the organization left Lebanon
Israeli forces targeted Hezbollah-linked banks in Lebanon on Sunday night. The Israel Defense Force (IDF) confirmed this. According to the Times of Israel, the al-Qard al-Hasan association provides interest-free loans to Hezbollah members. It has 31 branches across Lebanon.
We are targeting bank branches to prevent Hezbollah from financing the war, the IDF said. The IDF claimed that al-Qard al-Hasan had access to large sums of money, which Hezbollah used against Israel. Click on this blue line to read full news…
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