Israel targets Hezbollah financial arm in Beirut strikes
· DWIsrael has launched attacks across Lebanon against a group providing financial services to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. Follow DW for the latest.
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 on for talks on "ending the conflict as soon as possible."
Here are the latest developments from the Israel-Lebanon escalation, Gaza and the wider Middle East region on Monday, October 21: