Hezbollah to compensate owners of homes destroyed in Lebanon during war with Israel

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-13 · by Bassem Mroue

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Hezbollah announced it will provide financial aid to families affected by home destruction during its recent conflict with Israel. The group's Executive Council head, Ali Daamoush, said eligible families would receive up to $14,000 each, depending on their location within Lebanon. This compensation aims to strengthen Hezbollah’s support among displaced citizens and assert its defiance against the Lebanese government and U.S., which have imposed sanctions to curb funding for the group. The aid likely originates from Iran, a long-time supporter of Hezbollah.
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Hezbollah announced on Tuesday that it will compensate families whose homes were destroyed or made uninhabitable during the recent war with Israel. The head of the group’s Executive Council, Ali Daamoush, stated that affected families in Beirut and its southern suburbs would receive up to $14,000 each, while those elsewhere in Lebanon would get $12,000. Each payment includes $8,000 for furniture with the rest intended to cover rent. Hezbollah did not specify how many families would benefit or the total cost of the aid, but observers suggest that the funds likely come from Iran, which has long supported Hezbollah financially and militarily. This move appears aimed at bolstering Hezbollah's support among its base while also signaling defiance against both the Lebanese government and the United States, which have sought to restrict financial assistance to non-state armed groups like Hezbollah.

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Mroue, B. (2026, October 13). Hezbollah to compensate owners of homes destroyed in Lebanon during war with Israel. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lebanon-hezbollah-iran-israel-beirut-b3065902.html

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🔮 Hezbollah will pay up to $14,000 in aid to families whose homes in Lebanon were destroyed or made uninhabitable during the war with Israel, the head of the group’s Executive Council said Tuesday.
🔮 BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon will carry out a thorough investigation to track down the suspected members of the militant Hezbollah group believed to be linked to an explosives-laden truck intercepted at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint last week, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday.
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Hezbollah Iran Israel Lebanese Lebanon

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Lebanon GPE · 11× Hezbollah ORG · 10× Israel GPE · 7× Iran GPE · 6× Lebanese NORP · 4× Washington GPE · 3× the United States GPE · 3× Daamoush PERSON · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Independent NORP · 1×

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A framework agreement signed by Lebanon, Israel and the United States in Washington on June 26 commits Lebanon and the U.S. to preventing reconstruction funds from reaching entities or individuals affiliated with non-state armed groups and taking available legal measures to prohibit their activities.
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🔮 Hezbollah will pay up to $14,000 in aid to families whose homes in Lebanon were destroyed or made uninhabitable during the war with Israel, the head of the group’s Executive Council said Tuesday.

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Hezbollah will pay up to $14,000 in aid to families whose homes in Lebanon were destroyed or made uninhabitable during the war with Israel, the head of the group’s Executive Council said Tuesday. asserted
head → pay → Council
At a news conference, Ali Daamoush accused the Lebanese state of failing to carry out its duties to help the displaced. asserted
Daamoush → accuse → displaced
He said families who lost their homes in Beirut and its southern suburbs would receive $14,000 each, while those elsewhere in Lebanon would get $12,000. asserted
those → say → 12,000
Each payment includes $8,000 for furniture, with the rest intended to cover rent. asserted
rest → include → rent
Daamoush did not say how many families would benefit or how much the payments would total. asserted
payments → say → much
The money most likely came from Iran, which has supplied Hezbollah with billions of dollars and weapons over decades. asserted
which → come → decades
The initiative appears aimed at bolstering support among the Iran-backed militant group and political party’s base and signaling defiance to the Lebanese government and the United States, which has sought to cut off Hezbollah’s funding. asserted
which → aim → funding
The press conference was group's first on such payments since its latest two wars with Israel, which killed more than 8,000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in Lebanon. asserted
which → kill → Lebanon
In recent years, the United States has increased its sanctions on individuals and institutions that Washington says Hezbollah uses to funnel money into Lebanon. asserted
Hezbollah → increase → Lebanon
Flights from Iran to Lebanon have been banned for nearly two years as part of efforts to pressure the Iran-backed group. asserted
Flights → ban → group
The latest war began when Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel in early March, two days after the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran. asserted
U.S. → begin → Iran
Israel launched a ground invasion, capturing dozens of Lebanese villages and towns along the border, before a U.S.-brokered ceasefire ended the conflict in late June. asserted
ceasefire → launch → June
About 1.2 million people were displaced in Lebanon at the height of the war. asserted
people → displace → war
Most have returned home since the ceasefire, but more than 300,000 remain displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration. uncertain
300,000 → return → Migration
A framework agreement signed by Lebanon, Israel and the United States in Washington on June 26 commits Lebanon and the U.S. to preventing reconstruction funds from reaching entities or individuals affiliated with non-state armed groups and taking available legal measures to prohibit their activities. asserted
agreement → sign → activities
Under the agreement, Israeli forces were to gradually withdraw from southern Lebanon and hand over control to the Lebanese army, while Hezbollah was to be disarmed, but implementation has stalled. asserted
implementation → withdraw → army
Hezbollah has rejected the agreements reached earlier this year after rare direct talks in Washington and Rome between Lebanon and Israel, which officially still remain in a state of war. asserted
which → reject → war
U.S. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told Lebanon’s This is Beirut news outlet last week that the money that Hezbollah is promising does not exist. asserted
Hezbollah → tell → that
If the money was in Iran, he added, “it wouldn’t be able to be delivered to Hezbollah because of our efforts to cut off the Iranian regime from their terrorist proxies.” asserted
it → add → proxies
Asked about those remarks, Daamoush said: “We are not concerned about what the American administration says.” asserted
administration → ask → what
He added: “We are working to serve our people and will do all we can to give them shelter so that they go back to their normal life.” asserted
they → add → life
Hezbollah will set up centers so that people can visit to review their cases and receive compensation, he said. asserted
he → set → compensation
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