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Hezbollah pledges cash aid to families whose homes were destroyed

Hezbollah spokesperson Ali Damoush said the group will pay $14,000 to families in Beirut and its suburbs whose homes were destroyed or made uninhabitable in its war with Israel. Families elsewhere in Lebanon will receive $12,000.

Why it matters

Who funds Lebanon's reconstruction shapes the political standing of Hezbollah and the Lebanese state.

Background

Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shiite political and armed movement that has fought several wars with Israel. Fighting with Israel destroyed large numbers of homes, especially in southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs.

The story so far

  1. Hezbollah pledges cash aid to families whose homes were destroyed
  2. Hezbollah announces cash aid for Lebanese families who lost homes

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