Israel has carried out air strikes across Lebanon, saying it’s targeting branches of a bank used by Hezbollah, the BBC reports.
The Israeli military issued 24 warnings of air strikes in less than an hour – most were in southern Beirut, with others in the south and east of Lebanon.
Two strikes were reported close to Beirut airport, as passenger planes were still landing.
Overnight, the UN’s envoy to Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis, wrote on X: “Widespread panic after new evacuation orders. A brief window to escape to safety.”
The Al-Qard al-Hassan bank has been under US sanctions since 2007, with the US saying it allows Hezbollah to bypass banking systems.
