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Tap your situation and get a plain, step-by-step plan: what to do, the papers to gather, and exactly who to go to for war-damage help in Khiam.
Coming back to Khiam after the war means dealing with damage, papers and several different bodies at once — and the help on offer is not in one place. Tap the situation closest to yours below and this page will lay out, in plain steps, what to do, what papers to gather, and who to go to. It is information gathered from public sources as of mid-2026, not legal advice, and it cannot promise you a payment — where something is not yet settled, it says so.
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Good to know
Found something that might be unexploded? Do not touch it
Khiam and the fields around it are heavily contaminated with unexploded shells and cluster munitions, and the Army has warned that homes may be booby-trapped. If you see a suspicious item, do not touch, move or kick it, keep children well back, leave the way you came, and call the Civil Defense on 125, the Lebanese Army on 1701, or the Lebanon Mine Action Center on 05 956 143. Never try to move or defuse it — that is the job of trained teams.
No official body charges you to register damage
Be wary of anyone promising compensation, or asking for a fee to register your damage or to 'speed up' a payment. The state bodies and the rehabilitation campaigns do not charge you to report your loss. If someone asks for money up front, treat it as a scam.
Why the same question gets different answers
In the south, 'who provides this' usually has three parts: the Lebanese state (the municipality, the Council of the South, the Higher Relief Commission), the party-affiliated rehabilitation campaigns that have surveyed damage and paid some households directly, and international actors (UN agencies and NGOs). They do not always coordinate. For your home, register through the state route even if another body has already recorded you, so you are on the state's list when a formal process opens.
Official links
- Council of the South (Majlis al-Janoub) — The state body for southern war-damage compensation, help for the displaced and rebuilding — 01 821 280
- Lebanese Army — unexploded-ordnance awareness — How to recognise and report unexploded ordnance — report to a military centre, 05 956 143, or 1701