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| Blasts heard in Lebanon as Israel vows to hit Hezbollah's financial sites | Blasts heard in Lebanon as Israel vows to hit Hezbollah's financial sites |
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| Smoke was seen rising over Beirut's southern suburbs after Israeli air strikes late on Sunday | Smoke was seen rising over Beirut's southern suburbs after Israeli air strikes late on Sunday |
| The Israeli military has warned residents in 24 areas in Lebanon - including 14 in the capital Beirut - that it plans to carry out strikes in the coming hours and throughout the night. | The Israeli military has warned residents in 24 areas in Lebanon - including 14 in the capital Beirut - that it plans to carry out strikes in the coming hours and throughout the night. |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it would target banks and other financial infrastructure supporting Hezbollah. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it would target banks and other financial infrastructure supporting Hezbollah. |
| A BBC correspondent in Beirut said there have been eight air strikes in the capital's southern Dahieh district, an area controlled by Hezbollah. | |
| Lebanon's state-run media also reported a strike in the east of the country. It is unclear whether there were any casualties. | Lebanon's state-run media also reported a strike in the east of the country. It is unclear whether there were any casualties. |
| Meanwhile, Hezbollah said it had fired more rockets into Israel on Sunday, targeting military bases. | Meanwhile, Hezbollah said it had fired more rockets into Israel on Sunday, targeting military bases. |
| In a statement on Sunday evening, IDF spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Hagari warned that "anyone located near sites used to fund Hezbollah’s terror activities must move away from these locations immediately". | In a statement on Sunday evening, IDF spokesman Rear Adm Daniel Hagari warned that "anyone located near sites used to fund Hezbollah’s terror activities must move away from these locations immediately". |
| "We will strike several targets in the coming hours and additional targets throughout the night," he said. | "We will strike several targets in the coming hours and additional targets throughout the night," he said. |
| "In the coming days, we will reveal how Iran funds Hezbollah's terror activities by using civilian institutions, associations, and NGOs that act as fronts for terrorism," the Israeli spokesman added. | "In the coming days, we will reveal how Iran funds Hezbollah's terror activities by using civilian institutions, associations, and NGOs that act as fronts for terrorism," the Israeli spokesman added. |
| Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported a strike on the bank Al-Qard Al-Hassan association in the country's eastern Bekaa Valley. | |
| Israel accuses the association of financing Hezbollah. | Israel accuses the association of financing Hezbollah. |
| Earlier in the day, the IDF said that dozens of projectiles were fired at northern Israel in the past 24 hours. | Earlier in the day, the IDF said that dozens of projectiles were fired at northern Israel in the past 24 hours. |
| It also said that its warplanes conducted "an intelligence-based strike on a command centre of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters and an underground weapons workshop in Beirut". | It also said that its warplanes conducted "an intelligence-based strike on a command centre of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters and an underground weapons workshop in Beirut". |
| It said steps had been taken to "reduce the possibility of civilian casualties". | It said steps had been taken to "reduce the possibility of civilian casualties". |
| Israel has been accused by Hezbollah and Lebanese officials of targeting civilians, which it denies. | Israel has been accused by Hezbollah and Lebanese officials of targeting civilians, which it denies. |
| Earlier on Sunday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) accused the IDF of deliberately demolishing an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in the southern Lebanese town of Marwahin on the border with Israel. It follows similar incidents in recent weeks. | Earlier on Sunday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) accused the IDF of deliberately demolishing an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in the southern Lebanese town of Marwahin on the border with Israel. It follows similar incidents in recent weeks. |
| "Yet again, we note that breaching a UN position and damaging UN assets is a flagrant violation of international law and Security Council resolution 1701," the Unifil said in a statement. | "Yet again, we note that breaching a UN position and damaging UN assets is a flagrant violation of international law and Security Council resolution 1701," the Unifil said in a statement. |
| In a separate development, the Lebanese army said three of it soldiers were killed after a military vehicle was hit by an Israeli air strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. | In a separate development, the Lebanese army said three of it soldiers were killed after a military vehicle was hit by an Israeli air strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. |
| Israel has not yet commented on the two reported incidents. | Israel has not yet commented on the two reported incidents. |
| Lebanon's army has historically stayed out of cross-border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah - but a number of its troops have been killed in Israeli attacks since fighting escalated last month. | Lebanon's army has historically stayed out of cross-border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah - but a number of its troops have been killed in Israeli attacks since fighting escalated last month. |
| Hezbollah - a powerful militant group in Lebanon - says it has been firing on Israeli positions in solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. | Hezbollah - a powerful militant group in Lebanon - says it has been firing on Israeli positions in solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. |
| Both Hezbollah and Hamas are backed by Iran. | Both Hezbollah and Hamas are backed by Iran. |