Five people and 3 companies were sanctioned Friday by the U.S. Treasury Department for alleged involvement in a sanctions evasion network.

Senators advanced a bipartisan bill on Thursday that would threaten foreign governments with visa bans if they fail to contain Hezbollah activity in their territories.

Sunni-led Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Shia Hezbollah – on the Syrian-Lebanese border highlights a growing sectarian divide in the region.

Former hostage Ohad Ben Ami shares details of captivity • French, Lebanese presidents condemn Israeli strikes on Beirut as 'unacceptable'

The United States issued on Friday fresh sanctions designating a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network that supports Hezbollah’s finance team, which oversees commercial projects and oil smuggling networks that generate revenue for Hezbollah.

Israel bombarded Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon on Friday after intercepting a rocket fired from its northern neighbour, the Israeli military said, although the Iranian-backed militant group denied involvement in the incident.

Israel ataca Beirut por primera vez desde que un cese del fuego puso fin a la guerra con Hezbollah en noviembre.