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2024-08-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Lebanon would struggle to cover 'fraction' of aid needs of Israel-Hezbollah war, minister says
[Jpost] Leb
...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
would struggle to meet even a fraction of its aid needs if full-scale war erupts between Israel and Hezbollah, a bigwig said, as it seeks increased donor support amid persistent border festivities.

Nasser Yassin, the minister overseeing contingency planning for a wider conflict, told Rooters Lebanon would need $100 million monthly for food, shelter, healthcare and other needs in a worst-case scenario.

"A small fraction, even 10 to 15 percent of that, would be huge for the government. We will need donors to step up," Yassin said.
Ask Iran
International aid is already falling short. Lebanon has received only a third of the $74 million sought over the course of the 10-month conflict between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel.

"Humanitarian funding in many places has been reduced to a minimal level of just keeping heads above water. Some organizations are even slashing funding for critical life-saving matters," Yassin added.
Ask Iran
Lebanon's state, hollowed out by a five-year economic crisis left to fester by ruling elites, struggled to provide basic services even before the current conflict began alongside the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
war.

Nearly 100,000 Lebanese, mainly from the south, have been displaced, as well as more than 60,000 Israelis, according to official figures.

While Israel houses its displaced in government-funded accommodation, Lebanon relies on ill-equipped public schools or informal arrangements such as staying with family or friends.
If you can't afford it, don't start a war. Don't even let your shadow government start a war.
Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ]  Top
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#1 Times are tough all over. It sucks to be you right now.
Posted by 3dc 2024-08-10 02:09||   2024-08-10 02:09|| Front Page Top

#2 if full-scale war erupt

Then maybe you should insure that war DOESN'T break out. I'm sure you could figure that out, no?
Posted by alanc 2024-08-10 07:48||   2024-08-10 07:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Internecine warfare and war with Israel has been going on in Lebanon for fifty years. Any Lebanese with a grain of sense has left by now.
Posted by Sligum Hupomoling9524 2024-08-10 09:58||   2024-08-10 09:58|| Front Page Top

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