“We condemn the heavy Israeli bombardment of various urban and residential areas … which the [Israeli military] says targeted various facilities affiliated with the Al-Qard Al-Hassan financial association,” the UN Human Rights Office said in a statement, adding the attacks caused “extensive damage to civilian objects”. AJ report

The Al-Qard Al-Hassan financial association is a nonprofit, interest-free credit unions that provide loans where people can deposit their money without interest or overdraft fees. Such institutions are critical in Lebanon, which has been affected by financial crisis; a nonpredatory, anti-capitalist bank such as Al-Qard Al-Hasan is a cornerstone of the robust and resistant Lebanese people, used by Shias, Sunnis, and Christians. RNN