Israel has announced that it will issue evacuation warnings to residents in certain areas of Lebanon. On the local time of the 19th, Beirut’s southern suburbs were covered with smoke following an airstrike by the Israeli military, as reported on October 20, 2024, by AFP and News1.
According to a briefing by Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari, Israel plans to target facilities related to Hezbollah’s funding within the next few hours. Residents in Beirut and other areas in Lebanon will be warned to evacuate locations used for funding Hezbollah’s terrorist activities.
Reuters, citing a senior Israeli intelligence official, reported that Israel intends to attack several branches of ‘Al-Qard Al-Hassan,’ a financial institution supported by Iran and associated with Hezbollah.
The U.S. sanctioned this organization in 2007, stating that it managed financial activities for terrorist groups and served as a front to access the international financial system. However, specific details about the locations targeted by Israel have not been disclosed.