Lebanese bank denies doing banking activities for Hezbollah

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese bank targeted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for “knowingly facilitating banking activities” for the militant Hezbollah group has denied the charges, saying it abides by international laws.
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Jammal Trust Bank on Thursday.
The bank said it learned about the sanctions “with great surprise” and “denies each and every allegation” on which the Treasury based its a