Category: lebanon
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Bessent Urges Lebanon to Disrupt Hizballah Financial Networks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Finance Minister Yassine Jaber, pressing for action against Iranian and Hizballah financial networks and banking reforms.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSALebanonFederal GovernmentBankingMiddle EastEconomy Scott BessentNawaf SalamYassine JaberHizballahIranU.S. Department of the TreasuryUS Treasury
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Media Monitor: Israel Strikes Beirut Suburbs, Threatening Ceasefire
The Washington Post is reporting that Israeli forces launched an airstrike against a Hezbollah commander in Beirut. It said the strike threatens a shaky U.S.-brokered ceasefire, marking the first attack near the Lebanese capital since last month.
ConflictPolitics and GovernmentWorldIsraelLebanonMiddle EastMilitaryGeneral Politics BeirutHezbollahAirstrikeCeasefireArmed ConflictThe Washington Post