The Israeli Air Force completely destroyed the Banque du Liban branch in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, during weekend strikes, according to Lebanese documentation circulating Saturday evening. The footage, attributed to Lebanese sources, shows the bank building leveled. The IDF has not commented on the specific target.
The Israeli Air Force completely destroyed the Banque du Liban branch in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh during weekend strikes, according to Lebanese documentation that circulated on Saturday evening. The video footage, attributed to Lebanese media and unverified independently, shows the bank building reduced to rubble. This is the first clear visual evidence indicating that a financial institution of Lebanon's central bank was targeted.
As The Zioneer reported earlier on Saturday (19:33 Jerusalem), damage at the central bank branch in Nabatieh was first reported by a single unverified source; the extent and cause of the destruction were unknown at the time. The new footage confirms the bank was leveled, though the exact timing of the strike within the weekend's operations remains unclear.
During the past week, the IAF has carried out extensive strikes across the Nabatieh district, including in the city of Nabatieh itself, as part of ongoing operations against Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. The IDF had not commented on the specific targeting of the Banque du Liban branch as of Saturday evening.
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