IMF Warns War Is Devastating Lebanon's Already Collapsed Economy

🏦 LEBANON — IMF confirms war damage; Lebanon was bankrupt before the first strike. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Lebanon entered this war already bankrupt from 2019. IMF flagging toll now — with IDF operations ongoing and the hospital burning making donor financing politically toxic — means Beirut's reconstruction path closes until a ceasefire exists. That dependency gives Washington and Riyadh quiet leverage over when Lebanon gets rebuilt.