Hezbollah housing program for displaced families to cost $600-800 million

Sources close to Hezbollah told Lebanon's Annahar newspaper that the group's housing assistance program launched this week will cost between $600 million and $800 million. Executive Council head Ali Daamoush did not disclose the total cost during his Tuesday press conference. The program provides up to $14,000 to families who lost homes in Beirut and its southern suburbs, and $12,000 to those in other parts of Lebanon. Each payment includes $8,000 for furniture, with the rest allocated for rent. Reuters reported last week that Iran sent Hezbollah $200 million to assist the displaced, though the U.S. disputes this transfer occurred.