Millions made from drug trafficking and illicit diamond trading mean the militant group will remain a threat unless its financial infrastructure is dismantled
One of the first targets Israel struck in its renewed war on Hezbollah this month was a bank branch in Beirut. Lebanese television carried images of the aftermath, showing scorched $100 bills fluttering along the street. This was not a misdirected missile and in the days that followed the Israelis would strike again at 30 other bank branches across Lebanon, all belonging to Al-Qard al-Hassan, a financial institution with links to Hezbollah.
