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GDP per capita in the Palestinian territories rose by 7% per year from 1968 to 1980 but slowed during the 1980s. Between 1970 and 1991 life expectancy rose from 56 to 66 years, infant mortality per 1,000 fell from 95 to 42, households with electricity rose from 30% to 85%, households with safe water rose from 15% to 90%, households with a refrigerator rose from 11% to 85%, and households with ...
Lebanon was placed under French rule as a mandate following the fall of the Ottoman Empire, whereas Palestine was put under the authority of the British government. During the founding of the State of Israel (frequently called the Nakba ), numerous Palestinians who had been displaced sought safety in Lebanon, [ 1 ] resulting in strengthened ...
The government recently increased the national budget by approximately USD19bn and projected a 6.6% deficit for the current year, largely due to war-related expenses. In response to these economic pressures, major credit-rating agencies such as Fitch Ratings, Moody’s, and S&P Global are evaluating Israel's A+ rating for a potential downgrade ...
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's parliament passed an amended budget for 2024 that experts said neglected to include crucial reforms that would help the country emerge from a financial meltdown that ...
BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein will be in Beirut on Monday for talks with Lebanese officials on conditions for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two ...
The killings were the latest in a wave of intensified Israeli attacks on militant targets in Lebanon, part of a conflict also stretching from the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the occupied ...
[7] [8] According to Lebanon's Health Ministry, [9] these Israeli strikes have killed at least 700 people—including 50 children, 94 women, and 4 medics—and injured at least 1,835. [10] [11] [12] The strikes were the deadliest attack in Lebanon since the end of the 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War. [13]
UN Security Council Chamber in New York City, United States. From 1967 to 1989 the United Nations Security Council adopted 131 resolutions directly addressing the Arab–Israeli conflict, with many concerning the Palestinians; Since 2012, a number of resolutions were issued dealing directly with the modern State of Palestine.