Lebanon War Losses Could Reach $25 Billion, Finance Minister Warns

💸 BEIRUT — A $25bn price tag named while no ceasefire exists to pay it. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Lebanon's finance minister quantifying losses publicly signals Beirut is already lobbying for reconstruction commitments — before any deal is signed. That number becomes leverage: EU and Gulf donors must choose between funding now or funding more later. For Netanyahu, it raises the postwar liability. For Rubio's halt proposal, it adds a fiscal urgency Hezbollah's "yes" alone can't create.