Residents who pay taxes to Israel have not yet received compensation for damages caused to their homes in the Second Lebanon War.
After filing a lawsuit seeking compensation for damage caused to their homes during the Second Lebanon War, residents of the Alawite village of Ghajar report limited progress, a lawyer representing the town said this week.
Lebanese-Israeli bordertown of Ghajar – Photo Ben Hartman
Attorney Kamal Hattib – who represents residents of the village in a lawsuit against the Israel Tax Authority – said that around 85 houses in the village suffered damage during the war from both Israeli tank and artillery shockwaves and from Hezbollah rockets that landed within the village.
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