The imposed nationwide COVID-19 lockdown measures have worsened the economic situation in Lebanon and especially in deprived areas such as Tripoli who was one of the cities overtaken by a chronic economic crisis. Many of its residents were left without an income, since Lebanon imposed a full lockdown to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases and prevent the overwhelming of its hospitals. The extended lockdown angered laborers and other vulnerable groups, prompting them to take the streets in protest and demonstrations leading to clashes with the police, who resorted to the use of excessive force injuring 45 people in the overnight clashes.