The remains of a booby-trapped pager kept at the Association of the Wounded, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on Sept. 1, 2025. (Photo: Matthieu Karam/L’Orient Today)
The ministry’s decision drew sharp criticism, particularly from Hezbollah’s opponents.Less than a week after adopting it, Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs, recently renamed the Social Development Ministry, reversed its decision to ease access to disability cards for those wounded in the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion and for victims of Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah affiliates.The ministry, led by minister Haneen Sayed , announced the reversal Wednesday evening in an official statement. The document said no new category can be added to the financial assistance program for people with disabilities outside the criteria already in place. When contacted by L’Orient-Le Jour for comment, the ministry said to refer to official statements that were made. Take a look back Israel's pagers attack on Hezbollah: Trump reveals his...
The ministry’s decision drew sharp criticism, particularly from Hezbollah’s opponents.Less than a week after adopting it, Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs, recently renamed the Social Development Ministry, reversed its decision to ease access to disability cards for those wounded in the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion and for victims of Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah affiliates.The ministry, led by minister Haneen Sayed , announced the reversal Wednesday evening in an official statement. The document said no new category can be added to the financial assistance program for people with disabilities outside the criteria already in place. When contacted by L’Orient-Le Jour for comment, the ministry said to refer to official statements that were made. Take a look back Israel's pagers attack on Hezbollah: Trump reveals...
