Hezbollah plans to contribute to fund housing for displaced

Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Sunday it would contribute soon to a project aimed at housing thousands of people displaced due to the war with Israel.



The announcement was made by Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem during a speech commemorating the second anniversary of leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel in 2024



"The party (Hezbollah) is committed to providing shelter, restoration, and reconstruction with the available resources and donations.



The details of a new housing project for residents of villages that were completely destroyed will be announced very soon," Qassem said



Qassem also added the Lebanese state should have taken responsibility regarding sheltering and compensating the displaced



More than one million people, representing nearly a quarter of Lebanon's population, were displaced after a new war erupted between Israel's military and Hezbollah in early March



Most have returned to their homes, but more than 340,000 remain displaced because their towns were destroyed or fall within areas occupied by the Israeli military