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Hizbullah rips sanctions on construction firm:Us `is targeting reconstruction`
during last summer`s war with Israel by branding a building firm operated by the group as a terrorist organization. The US Treasury Department on Tuesday accused Jihad al-Binaa of bolstering Hizbullah`s public standing by rebuilding war-torn areas.
"I say that this American decision condemns America and not Jihad al-Binaa because it is targeting an institution that is concerned with civic development and construction," said Hussein Rahhal, head of Hizbullah`s media unit.
"Therefore America`s aim is obviously the prohibition of construction in South Beirut and Lebanon," he said.
The Treasury said Jihad al-Binaa receives funding from Iran and is run by Hizbullah members and is overseen by Hizbullah`s governing Shoura Council.
Rahhal said it was an independent body and when asked whether Iran funds the firm, he said: "Jihad al-Binaa receives funding from donors in Lebanon and outside of Lebanon ... Iran is not the issue."