Israel welcomed Thursday the designation by the United States of the Lebanese environmental group Green Without Borders which serves as a front for Hezbollah as a terror group.
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In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari thanked the US Treasury Department for the measure he said was vital for "combating Hezbollah's terrorist activity and upholding regional stability."
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The Treasury Department announced the decision on Wednesday, saying "The United States rejects Hezbollah's cynical efforts to cloak its destabilizing terrorist activities with false environmentalism."
It explained that "under the cover of GWB outposts, Hezbollah members conduct weapons training at firing ranges, patrol the surrounding area, and maintain containerized housing units 25 meters from the [the de-facto border between Israel and Lebanon known as the] Blue Line.
"Alleged encroachment on private property by GWB and Hezbollah and propagandizing by GWB have also caused well-documented clashes with locals," it said, adding that the installations hindered the work of United Nations Interim Force peacekeepers."
The Treasury Department also sanctions the group and its leader Zuhair Subhi Nahla.
