Hezbollah unveils up to $14,000 aid package for families whose homes were destroyed

Hezbollah’s Executive Council chairman, Ali Damoush, presented a new relief program that will grant up to $14,000 to Lebanese families whose primary homes were destroyed or deemed uninhabitable in the war with Israel. Residents of Beirut and its southern suburbs will receive $14,000—$8,000 for furniture and $6,000 for rent—while families in other regions will get $12,000 with the same furniture allocation and a reduced rent component.

The scheme targets households that lived in the damaged property as their main residence and own no second home, excluding vacation or abandoned houses. Funds will be paid in four installments over twelve months, starting with $3,500 for Beirut-area families and $3,000 for others. The assistance follows reports that Hezbollah secured $200 million from Iran, a figure the United States says is not verified. Damoush offered no comment on the funding source or the overall budget for the program.