Report: Hezbollah asks members to vacate positions, freezes financial compensations
Once dominant in Lebanon, Hezbollah is showing “new signs of weakness” and is “struggling to meet its financial commitments to supporters” after the latest war with Israel, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
“Three months after Hezbollah agreed to a cease-fire, the damage inflicted by Israel’s armed forces on the Iran-backed Shiite group is becoming clear: Its military has been severely degraded and its finances are strained to the point that it is struggling to meet its commitments to followers,” the WSJ said.
“Hezbollah, designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S., has long operated as a vast state-within-a-state in Lebanon, supplying jobs and social services to members. It also pays relatives of Hezbollah fighters killed as well as followers who lose homes or businesses during conflicts,” it added.
The WSJ also claimed that the Iran-backed group has ordered its members to vacate their positions in south Lebanon over the past weeks while also freezing their financial compensations.
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