Israel approves 1.77-bln-USD plan to aid northern residents amid conflict

JERUSALEM, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli government on Monday approved a 6.5-billion-shekel (about 1.77 billion U.S. dollars) plan to help residents of the country's northern regions amid the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah on the Lebanese border.

According to a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, the plan aims to solve immediate and long-term issues arising from the conflict and to rehabilitate and develop the cities and villages under threat in the confrontation line region.