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Hezbollah announces cash aid for Lebanese families who lost homes

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 the war with Israel, and $12,000 to families elsewhere.

Why it matters

Reconstruction funding shapes recovery for displaced Lebanese families and Hezbollah's standing among its supporters.

Background

Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia political and armed movement backed by Iran. Its conflicts with Israel have destroyed large numbers of homes in southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs.

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  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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