Iran pays out better than FEMA.
Hezbollah to pay total of $77 million and rent to families affected by war
Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily
Thu, December 5, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address from an unknown location
By Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah has paid out more than $50 million in cash gifts to families affected by war with Israel, its leader Naim Qassem said on Thursday, as the Iran-backed group seeks to shore up its support base after a devastating conflict with Israel.
The payments of between $300 and $400 per person will total more than $77 million when paid out to all 233,500 families who registered, Qassem said in a recorded speech, thanking Iran for its financing of the effort alongside Hezbollah.
Hezbollah will also provide a lump sum of $8,000 to those whose primary homes were destroyed in the war, and $6,000 for a year of rent for those living in Beirut or its suburbs and $4,000 for those living outside the capital until they can move back home, he said. The payments would be financed mainly by Iran, he said.
Hezbollah has paid out more than $50 million in cash gifts to families affected by war with Israel, its leader Naim Qassem said on Thursday, as the Iran-backed group seeks to shore up its support base...
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