"[9] These sanctions limit Qard Al-Hassan's access to international financial systems and complicate its operations outside of Lebanon.
[3][14] In 2021 the US Treasury Department said it: "purports to serve the Lebanese people," but that it in reality "illicitly moves funds through shell accounts and facilitators" in Hezbollah’s "shadow banking" network.
[6] That year, the Treasury Department hardened its sanctions, saying that the association was "hoarding hard currency that is desperately needed by the Lebanese economy" and compromising the stability of Lebanon.
[9] Hezbollah said it has no role other than providing small, interest-free loans to ordinary Lebanese, in line with Islamic law's ban on receiving interest.
"[15] Dahiya doctrine is an Israeli military strategy involving the large-scale destruction of civilian infrastructure, or domicide, to pressure hostile governments.