Lebanon's Hezbollah gets $200 million from Iran to help displaced: Report
The transfer is Hezbollah’s first major aid to supporters after the war, with $3,000 planned for each of about 50,000 families, sources said.
- Hezbollah received $200 million from Iran to support Lebanese displaced by this year's war with Israel, two people with direct knowledge of the transfer said.
- Israel's bombardment and invasion uprooted hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah's Shi Muslim constituents after the group entered the regional war in support of Iran on March 2.
- Hezbollah intends to pay an initial $3,000 to each of the 50,000 displaced families, prioritizing those whose villages were destroyed or remain inaccessible due to Israeli occupation.
- Moving funds has become increasingly difficult for Hezbollah as financial companies in Iraq, Dubai, and Turkey face pressure, with intermediaries charging a 20% fee to process transfers.
- Despite the aid influx, displaced residents have seen little reconstruction, contrasting sharply with Hezbollah's swift response after the 2006 war when foes described funds as 'oxygen.
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The Lebanese pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to help the Lebanese population displaced following this year's war with Israel, two people who have direct knowledge of this...
Hezbollah received $200 million from Iran to aid Lebanese displaced by war
Intermediaries who moved the money charged a 20 percent fee, two people with direct knowledge of the transfer said. Israel's bombardment and invasion of Lebanon uprooted hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah's Shi'ite Muslim constituents
The size of the funds has become a focus because Iran itself is facing increasing economic pressure from the United States (US).
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KAYHAN LIFEExclusive-Lebanon's Hezbollah gets $200 million from Iran to help displaced, sources say
By Laila Bassam and Maya GebeilyBEIRUT, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to help Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, two people with direct knowledge of the transfer said, in what would be the first significant aid from the group to supporters who bore the brunt of the conflict.The US disputed the claim. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement that the money "is not there," acc…
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