Lebanon: Israeli Strikes on Financial Group are War Crimes

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A damaged site of one of the branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a financial institution linked to Hezbollah, following Israeli airstrikes on October 20, 2024, in Chiyah, Lebanon. © 2024 Mohamed Azakir/Reuters (Beirut) – The Israeli military’s repeated strikes on the Hezbollah-affiliated financial institution al-Qard al-Hassan in Lebanon indicate deliberate attacks on civilian structures that amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Overnight Israeli attacks on October 20, 2024, struck nearly 30 offices belonging to al-Qard al-Hassan in southern Lebanon,…

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