Hezbollah announces plans to provide compensation to Lebanese residents whose homes were affected by Israeli actions

A high-ranking member of Hezbollah, Hassan Fadlallah, announced on Monday that the Iran-supported organization will offer compensation to Lebanese residents whose homes near the Lebanon-Israel border suffered damage due to Israeli shelling and strikes.

Since October 8, there have been clashes between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops along the border. These confrontations, part of the wider conflict involving Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip, have raised concerns about potential regional escalation. While the clashes have been severe, causing casualties on both sides, they have mostly been limited to border areas. Hezbollah was not formally part of the four-day ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that began last Friday, but the Lebanon-Israel border has been largely calm since the truce’s commencement.

Fadlallah communicated this pledge of financial support and Hezbollah’s resources at a ceremony in Aita al-Shaab, a border town, paying tribute to a deceased Hezbollah militant.

He noted that Hezbollah had conducted assessments in most of the damaged regions in southern Lebanon, which is regarded as both a political and military stronghold for the group.

Following a month-long war in 2006 between Israel and Hezbollah, which concluded without a definitive victor, Israel continues to view Hezbollah as a significant threat. Israel believes that Hezbollah possesses around 150,000 precision-guided missiles aimed at it.