Researchers from the United States and Lebanon and reports from the US Treasury Department revealed that the main source of cash for Hezbollah is the “Al-Qard Al-Hassan” institution, which is considered a quasi-banking institution and is managed by the group.
Researchers confirm that the group’s other sources of cash include bankrupt but licensed commercial banks in Lebanon, as well as receiving money from abroad via planes carrying cash to… Beirut Airportespecially from Iran.
The “Al-Qard Al-Hassan” Foundation was subjected to a strong blow as a result of the Israeli air strikes that targeted sites Hezbollah In the southern suburbs of Beirut in late September.
According to reports, the raids targeted “Hezbollah’s cash storage centers, including large safes belonging to the organization,” putting the party in a critical financial situation.
A professor of political science at the American University said BeirutHilal Khashan said that Hezbollah: “is facing a very serious financial problem. They are unable to pay the salaries of their members who have fled their homes and need to provide food for their families.”
For his part, David Asher, a former Defense Department and State Department official who targeted Hezbollah’s global drug trafficking and money laundering networks, confirmed in an interview on Wednesday that the group is in “deep trouble” because it is also losing the ability to access… Lebanese banking system.
And he went up Israeli army His attacks on Hezbollah leaders and facilities last month, nearly a year after he exchanged fire with the Lebanese group.
