Lebanon’s Hezbollah gets $200m from Iran to help displaced
Intermediaries charged a 20% fee as Hezbollah planned $3,000 payments to families displaced by the war, 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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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).
War-torn Iran sends $200 million to Hezbollah as Lebanon reels from devastation
Hezbollah has received USD 200 million from Iran to support families affected by the war in Lebanon. The immediate priority is expected to be families whose homes and villages were destroyed or have become inaccessible because of the Israeli occupation.
Lebanon's Hezbollah gets $200 million from Iran to help displaced, sources say
BEIRUT, Oct 7 - 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, the first significant aid from the group to supporters who bore the brunt of the conflict. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah gets $200m from Iran to help displaced
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, the first significant aid from the group to supporters who bore the brunt of the conflict. Hezbollah received the cash last month despite a tightening US economic chokehold on […]
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