FILE - a woman looks at a homeless Lebanese man sleeping on the ground in Hamra street, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 17, 2020. Poverty in Lebanon tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis, the World Bank said Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
FILE - A protester depositor shows her mobile phone that she films with during a protest outside a Bank Audi branch in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Poverty in Lebanon tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis, the World Bank said Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
FILE - A retired soldier bleeds after trying to remove razor wire, set up in front of the government palace, as he holds a placard during a protest demanding better pay and living conditions, in Beirut, Thursday, March 30, 2023. Poverty in Lebanon tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis, the World Bank said Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
FILE - A protesting depositor carries a placard at a protest near Parliament in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Poverty in Lebanon tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis, the World Bank said Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
FILE - Lebanese soldiers stand guard in front Bank Audi branch which its windows smashed by angry depositors in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Poverty in Lebanon tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis, the World Bank said Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)