TripoliOsama Najjar closed his aluminium shop in 2024.
Palestinians in Lebanon are barred from medicine, law, engineering and pharmacy, so shops are lifelines.
The state provides a few hours of electricity a day, and the World Bank projects 17.5% inflation in 2026.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees expects a deficit of at least $200 million between the end of 2026 and early 2027.
How each outlet framed it
- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- describes how Lebanon's bar on Palestinians in medicine, law, engineering and pharmacy makes owning a shop a crucial economic lifeline
Sources: Al Jazeera Online