The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday night launched attacks on institutions associated with financial and economic support for the Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah, which launched attacks on Israel on October 8.
In a statement, IDF spokesman Maj. Gen. Daniel Hagari warned:
Dozens of projectiles have been fired into northern Israel in the past 24 hours. In the coming minutes, a pre-evacuation warning will be issued for residents of Beirut and other parts of Lebanon to evacuate locations used to finance Hezbollah's terrorist activities. I would like to emphasize here that anyone who is near a location where Hezbollah's terrorist activities are being financed must leave the location immediately.
We will attack several targets in the next few hours, and additional targets during the night.
In the coming days, we will reveal how Iran funds Hezbollah's terrorist activities using private institutions, organizations, and NGOs that act as fronts for terrorism.
We will conduct these strikes tonight and will provide an update on the results in the coming days.
Lt. Col. Avichai Adlai, IDF Arabic spokesperson, posted a similar specific warning on X (formerly Twitter).
Attacks on financial institutions are seen as the fourth phase of the war. In the first phase, which lasted about 11 months, the IDF simply counterattacked or targeted weapons depots to isolate Hezbollah commanders. In the second phase, the IDF attacked all senior Hezbollah leaders, including in Beirut. In the third phase, which began in late September, the IDF launched ground operations. The fourth step is attacking Hezbollah's funding sources.
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