Hezbollah condemns US sanctions on banks dealing with group
BEIRUT- Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc said Thursday that US sanctions on banks that knowingly do business with the militant group could threaten Lebanon's financial sector, hinting that supporters may withdraw their money from local banks.
The bloc, known as Loyalty to the Resistance, criticized the central bank for saying it would abide by a US law that came into effect last month and which the Hezbollah lawmakers said violates Lebanon's sovereignty.
The statement came after a Cabinet meeting Thursday in which officials discussed a decision by banks to shut down the accounts of at least two Hezbollah lawmakers, an official who attended the meeting told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the meeting with the media.
