Saturday, June 15, 2024

Pay-to-slay: Lebanese Christians question gov't's decision to pay Hezbollah fighters' families

A news broadcaster on the Saudi news channel Al-Hadath revealed that the government in Lebanon has decided to provide compensation to the relatives of Hezbollah terrorists who have fallen during the terror group's recent escalation with Israel.

The Lebanese government decided to grant financial aid of $20,000 for each heir of a Hezbollah casualty.

According to the Al-Hadath broadcaster, "the decision was unanimously by the government."

The Al-Hadath news broadcaster continued to explain that Lebanon's government's decision created a divide among Lebanese citizens regarding eligibility for these compensations.

"Hezbollah has decided to go to war without consulting the government even though the state is sometimes unable to pay employees' salaries regularly," the news broadcaster explained. READ MORE