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Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Lebanon never spent more than 4% of its GNP on the military budget. [12] Many Christian Lebanese also feared that a large army would inevitably force Lebanon into the Arab–Israeli conflict .
The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) fact sheet, which includes a list of the world's top 40 military spenders as of 2023,based on current on market exchange rates [1].The second list is based on the 2025 edition of The Military Balance, published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) using average market exchange rates.
Seen with Lebanese Army the Navistar Defense 7000-MV GTT, in November 2011. M939 series: 5-ton utility Vehicle United States: 38 In the context of the United States aid program dedicated to the Lebanese Army, the Logistic Brigade received in the port of Beirut vehicles composed of M925 and M925A1 5-Tons cargo trucks.may 5 2014 K711 6×6 cargo truck
The draft of the 2024 budget seen by Reuters used an exchange rate of 89,000 Lebanese pounds to the U.S. dollar for most calculations and a rate of 50,000 pounds for some others.
Lebanon's nearly three-year crisis has put unprecedented pressure on the U.S.-backed army’s operational abilities, wiping out soldiers’ salaries and wrecking morale. Qatar donates $60 million ...
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the UK would provide increasing support to the Lebanese armed forces.
The funding of Hezbollah comes from Lebanese business groups, private persons, businessmen, the Lebanese diaspora involved in African diamond exploration, other Islamic groups and countries, and the taxes paid by the Shia Lebanese. [1] Hezbollah says that the main source of its income comes from its own investment portfolios and donations by ...
Amid a resurgence of Hezbollah activity on Israel’s border there are new calls for the Trump administration to push the Lebanese state to root out Hezbollah and slash aid to the country’s army.