How Hizbollah moved into the rubble business in Beirut

Rubble from Israel’s war against Hizbollah is being dumped near the roadside in Lebanon’s capital, part of an opaque process overseen by a local authority dominated by the militant group that underscores the challenges of rebuilding the country.

The Dahiyeh Union of Municipalities, the municipal body for Beirut’s southern suburbs, has been allocated millions of dollars in public funds to oversee and contract damage appraisals and rubble removal, according to government minutes.

But…