Updated On: 09 March, 2026 04:31 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Israel on Monday renewed its strikes on Beirut`s southern suburbs, Lebanese state media reported, after Israel warned it would target branches of a financial firm linked to Hezbollah. Pics and Text/AFP

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Earlier on Monday, the Israeli military warned it would strike branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a financial firm mainly operating in Hezbollah strongholds across Lebanon`s south, east and Beirut`s southern suburbs
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Israel launched at least three strikes Monday on Beirut`s south, according to the state-run National News Agency and AFP correspondents

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Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during US-Israeli strikes
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Israel, which had kept up strikes targeting Hezbollah even before the war despite a 2024 ceasefire, launched multiple attacks last week across Lebanon and sent ground troops into border areas

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In Lebanon`s southern city of Sidon, an area outside of Hezbollah`s traditional strongholds
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