📰 11 sources 11 articles · 13 Oct 2026, 10:47 → 4 days ago

Hezbollah announces shelter and compensation program for displaced people named "Wa'd wa Iltizam"

On 13 October 2026, Hezbollah announced a shelter and financial compensation program called "Wa'd wa Iltizam" for displaced people and owners of destroyed or damaged homes, with a maximum of $14,000 per housing unit in Beirut and the southern suburbs and $12,000 elsewhere, paid in four installments over a year. The announcement came amid continued Israeli strikes on south Lebanon and efforts to dry up the group's funding sources.

📍 Where things stand: The program was announced with compensation amounts and installments specified, but without specifying the funding source or the number of beneficiaries; the following day Israel expanded its shelling of villages in south Lebanon, and reports emerged of payments to re-recruit fighters.

⏱️ Timeline

13 Oct 2026, 10:47 Hezbollah announced its new shelter project and called for following the live broadcast.
13 Oct 2026, 11:45 The head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, Sheikh Ali Daamoush, announced the new shelter program "Wa'd wa Iltizam" to compensate owners of destroyed, damaged or uninhabitable homes and displaced people from the border areas. Compensation amounts to $14,000 for units in Beirut and the suburbs and $12,000 outside them, with a first payment of $3,500 for Beirut and the suburbs and $3,000 outside them.
13 Oct 2026, 12:55 At a press conference at the Ghobeiry municipality center in the southern suburbs, Sheikh Ali Daamoush announced the program's details: a maximum of $14,000 for housing units in Beirut and the southern suburbs and $12,000 outside them, divided into $8,000 as a furniture allowance and $6,000 as a rent allowance in Beirut and the suburbs and $4,000 in the rest of the areas, paid in four installments over a year.
13 Oct 2026, 13:01 France 24 reported that Sheikh Ali Daamoush announced the project at a press conference in Beirut's southern suburbs without specifying the funding source or the number of beneficiaries, and that the announcement comes at a time of efforts to dry up its funding sources.
13 Oct 2026, 18:33 Euronews reported that the program is called "Wa'd wa Iltizam" and targets Lebanese families that lost their homes or could not return because of the war with Israel, at $14,000 per family in Beirut and its southern suburbs and $12,000 in the rest of the areas, including $8,000 for furniture and a rent allowance of between $4,000 and $6,000, to be distributed in four stages over a year.
14 Oct 2026, 02:09 Israel expanded its raids and shelling on villages and towns in south Lebanon amid fears of an all-out confrontation. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun affirmed that Lebanon has chosen the path of negotiations to reduce attacks and end the state of war, while Washington urged the Lebanese government to draw up a disarmament plan; Al-Khaleej newspaper mentioned the financial support program announced by Hezbollah with a maximum of $14,000 per housing unit.
14 Oct 2026, 07:57 Lebanese channel MTV Lebanon, citing informed sources in a report by Al-Nidaa newspaper, said Hezbollah has begun paying money to re-recruit fighters in its ranks and in the "Saraya al-Muqawama", and recruited elements for the "Saraya" inside Syrian territory, specifically in villages that overlap with Lebanon, after announcing its intention to pay shelter allowances.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Most coverage focused on the details of the shelter program and the compensation amounts, while other reports placed the announcement in the context of US efforts to dry up the group's funding; Al-Khaleej highlighted Israeli escalation in south Lebanon and official Lebanese and US positions, while MTV Lebanon alone reported information about payments to re-recruit fighters.

annahar.com It led with Sheikh Ali Daamoush's announcement of the "Wa'd wa Iltizam" program, specifying its target categories (destroyed, damaged or uninhabitable homes and displaced people from the border areas) along with the compensation amounts and first payment.
tayyar.org It highlighted the venue of the press conference at the Ghobeiry municipality center in the southern suburbs and the breakdown of the compensation into $8,000 as a furniture allowance and $6,000 as a rent allowance in Beirut and the suburbs and $4,000 in other areas, paid in four installments.
France 24 It stressed that the announcement was made without specifying the funding source or the number of beneficiaries and placed it in the context of the US blockade on Iran and efforts to dry up the group's funding.
الجزيرة نت It led with the maximum compensation figures ($14,000 in Beirut and the suburbs and $12,000 in other areas) and the four installments, the first of which is $3,500 and $3,000, and quoted Daamoush on the eligibility criteria.
صحيفة الخليج It led with Israel's expanded raids and shelling on villages and towns in south Lebanon and fears of an all-out confrontation, reported President Joseph Aoun's position on choosing negotiations and Washington's urging for a disarmament plan, and mentioned Hezbollah's program at the end of the report.
MTV Lebanon It focused on information it cited from informed sources that Hezbollah is paying money to re-recruit fighters in Lebanon and in the "Saraya al-Muqawama" and to recruit elements inside Syrian territory, linking this to its declared intention to pay shelter allowances.