BEIRUT — Hezbollah announced plans to provide financial assistance to families whose homes in Lebanon were damaged or rendered uninhabitable during the recent conflict with Israel. At a news conference on Tuesday, Ali Daamoush, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, outlined a compensation package offering up to $14,000 per family in Beirut and its southern suburbs, and $12,000 for families elsewhere in Lebanon. Each payment includes $8,000 earmarked for furniture, with the remainder intended to cover rental costs.

Daamoush criticized the Lebanese government for failing to adequately support displaced residents. He did not specify the total number of families eligible for aid or the overall amount to be disbursed. While he did not detail the source of the funds, the money is widely believed to come from Iran, which has long provided financial and military support to Hezbollah.

The announcement marks Hezbollah’s first public acknowledgment of direct payments to displaced families since the latest round of hostilities with Israel, which resulted in over 8,000 deaths and the destruction of tens of thousands of homes across Lebanon. The move appears aimed at reinforcing Hezbollah’s support base and asserting defiance toward both the Lebanese government and the United States, which has intensified efforts to cut off Hezbollah’s funding.

Since March, the United States has imposed stricter sanctions targeting individuals and institutions accused of channeling funds to Hezbollah. Additionally, flights from Iran to Lebanon have been banned for nearly two years as part of broader efforts to pressure the Iran-backed group.

The recent conflict began earlier this year when Hezbollah launched rocket attacks into Israel following the commencement of a U.S. and Israeli operation against Iran. Israeli forces responded with a ground invasion that resulted in the capture of several Lebanese border villages before a ceasefire, brokered by the United States, took effect in late June.

At the peak of fighting, approximately 1.2 million people in Lebanon were displaced. While the majority have since returned to their homes, over 300,000 individuals remain displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration.

A framework agreement signed in Washington on June 26 by Lebanon, Israel, and the United States commits Lebanon and the U.S. to prevent reconstruction funds from reaching entities affiliated with non-state armed groups. The agreement also envisages the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, transferring control to the Lebanese army, and calls for Hezbollah’s disarmament. However, the implementation of these provisions has stalled, with Hezbollah rejecting the outcomes of recent direct talks held in Washington and Rome.

Responding to U.S. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott’s statement last week, which dismissed the availability of the promised financial aid and emphasized efforts to cut off Iran’s funding channels to Hezbollah, Daamoush said his group remains undeterred. “We are not concerned about what the American administration says,” he stated. “We are working to serve our people and will do all we can to give them shelter so that they go back to their normal life.”

Hezbollah plans to establish centers where displaced families can apply for assistance and receive compensation disbursements.