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A spokesperson said the company “draws a distinction between the political and military factions” of certain organizations.
The date came as Lebanese citizens call for political change in light of a faltering economy, including pushing for no new taxes, privatizing the telecom industry and halving the salaries of government officials.
The funds have been distributed to the plaintiffs, who can claim money from assets that are not diplomatic, such as embassies or consulates.
The Central Bank has allegedly provided funding to Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and its elite Quds Force, in addition to Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy in Syria and Lebanon. Both the IRGC and Hezbollah are U.S.-designated terrorist groups.
Alexei Saab became a naturalized American citizen in 2008, even though, according to the U.S. government, he has been a Hezbollah member since 1996 and has a background in making explosives.
The two leaders discussed the situation in Syria, where Russia is backing Syrian President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy.
Decoy video “proves” that the “invincible” Israeli military is “weak, debilitated,” says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, threatening to hit multiple targets in the next attack.
The move is part of amending an executive order to strengthen and expand the U.S. State and Treasury departments’ authority to target terrorists and their supporters.
Having failed to convince America to back down, Iran is now stepping up the pressure on Europe and Israel. If Tehran can be forced to suspend its efforts to threaten Israel, the consequences of the current confrontation may be positive for the Jewish state.
Hezbollah claims to have shot down and captured the drone, but the Israeli military says it fell out of the sky during routine reconnaissance operations and has no intelligence value.
The exercise, named “Keystone,” is designed to streamline the performance of the army’s senior commanders during wartime, according to the IDF.
Eighteen people were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a pro-Iran militia base in Syria; Israeli military blames Quds Force for failed rocket attack from Syria.
