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Israel on Friday launched an attack on Lebanon's capital for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November.
From TIME
Israel on Friday carried out its first major airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs in months, retaliating for an earlier rocket launch from Lebanon in the most serious test of a shaky ceasefire deal...
From Reuters
The sanctions' targets included family members and close associates of prominent Hezbollah officials, the State Department said.
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Senators advanced a bipartisan bill on Thursday that would threaten foreign governments with visa bans if they fail to contain Hezbollah activity in their territories.
Hezbollah earns almost one billion dollars annually through direct financial support from Iran and various finance networks, corruption, and money laundering activities.
Former hostage Ohad Ben Ami shares details of captivity • French, Lebanese presidents condemn Israeli strikes on Beirut as 'unacceptable'
The United States issued on Friday fresh sanctions designating a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network that supports Hezbollah’s finance team, which oversees commercial projects and oil smuggling networks that generate revenue for Hezbollah.
Israel bombarded Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon on Friday after intercepting a rocket fired from its northern neighbour, the Israeli military said, although the Iranian-backed militant group denied involvement in the incident.
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Israel ataca Beirut por primera vez desde que un cese del fuego puso fin a la guerra con Hezbollah en noviembre.