Hezbollah will pay grants of $14,000 to households in Beirut and its southern suburbs and $12,000 to others throughout Lebanon, including a fixed $8,000 allocation for furniture. While Reuters reported a $200 million transfer from Iran last month to fund these activities, the US government has denied that such a payment took place. Member of Parliament Fouad Makhzoumi has urged the Lebanese government and central bank to investigate the fund's movement, warning that the program bypasses official financial channels and US Treasury sanctions.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Hezbollah’s Displacement Program Costs between $600M and $800M
Geopolitics6 days ago
The head of Hezbollah's Executive Council deliberately kept the financial scale of a new reconstruction initiative secret during a press conference this week. Sources familiar with the matter told Annahar newspaper that the group's housing program for displaced Lebanese will cost between $600 million and $800 million. The plan provides immediate financial relief to families whose residences were destroyed or rendered uninhabitable by the conflict with Israel.
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