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Lebanon seizes $2.5M destined for Hezbollah after stopping man at airport in 'unprecedented’ bust

A man was detained at Beirut's airport carrying $2.5 million in cash intended for Hezbollah, marking an unprecedented seizure, according to David Daoud from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Lebanon's finance ministry stated that the seized funds and the detainee will be handed to the investigation division at the General Directorate of General Security.
Hezbollah is facing severe financial difficulties due to Israeli strikes and challenges from the ongoing economic crisis in Lebanon, as noted by political science professor Hilal Khashan.
Hezbollah has faced weakening military capabilities due to Israeli actions in the recent conflict, and they are attempting to regain strength with aid from Iran, according to Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon.

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Crisis Group

Containing Domestic Tensions in War-hit Lebanon

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Jewish News Syndicate

Lebanon seizes $2.5 million destined for Hezbollah

One of the sources noted that it was the first time such a confiscation took place. By JNS Lebanon on Friday arrested a man arriving from Turkey with $2.5 million in cash bound for Hezbollah, the Lebanese Finance Ministry said. “The detainee and the seized funds will be handed over to the investigation division at the General Directorate of General Security,” the ministry said in a statement, not mentioning Hezbollah. Three sources with knowledg…

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Commentary Magazine

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Airport officials in Beirut reportedly caught a man smuggling millions of dollars into Lebanon to be delivered to Hezbollah. Lebanese officials intervening so publicly to disrupt Hezbollah’s cash flow is

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The New Arab

Lebanon seizes $2.5 million bound for Hezbollah: sources

Lebanon seized $2.5 million in cash from a man arriving from Turkey on Friday, the finance ministry said, with three sources saying the money was destined for group Hezbollah. One of the sources said it was the first time such a seizure had been made. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah. "The detainee and the seized funds will be handed over to the investigation division at the General Directorate of General Security," Lebanon's financ…

3 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Jerusalem Post

Lebanon halts funds being funnelled to Hezbollah by Turkish national

$2.5 million was concealed with a man arriving from Turkey.

3 days ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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France24

Lebanon intercepts $2.5 million intended for Hezbollah, sources say

Lebanese authorities seized $2.5 million in cash Friday from a man reportedly arriving from Turkey, the country's finance minister said Friday. Three security sources said the money had been intended for Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

3 days ago·France

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