Israel's military has launched multiple strikes against "a large number of targets" belonging to al-Qard al-Hassan, said to be the financial arm of Lebanon-based Hezbollah. Explosions were heard in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, with evacuation warnings in eastern Bekaa valley and parts of southern Lebanon.
Meanwhile, a US envoy is in Beirut for talks on "ending the conflict as soon as possible." US envoy Amos Hochstein visited Lebanon in a bid to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, stated Monday there was no alternative to UN Resolution 1701 but added that "new understandings" could be reached to implement it.
However, Israel maintains that the resolution was never implemented and that Hezbollah has built up extensive military infrastructure, complicating the situation in the region further.
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