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According to the World Health Organization, obesity affects 26.8% of the Palestinian population (23.3% males, 30.8% females). This is mostly due to decreased physical activity and greater than necessary food consumption, particularly with an increase in energy coming from fat. Two other factors are smoking and urbanization. In addition, "leisure-time physical activity is not a common concept in the Palestinian context, especially for rural women, where lack of sex-segregated facilities and cultural norms are prohibitive factors." Women in urban areas face similar cultural restrictions.

A study of Gazan mothers between the ages of 18 and 50, published in 2014, concluded the combined rate of obesity and overweight ranged between 57% and 67.5% depending on where they lived.

The mental health of Palestinians has been described as among the worst in the world,[9] with over half of Palestinian adults meeting the diagnostic threshold for depression[10] and a significant portion of Palestinian children experiencing mental distress, particularly in Gaza.[11] This high prevalence of mental distress among the Palestinian population has been attributed to the intersection of a number of factors, including exposure to conflict, poor living conditions and restrictions on movement.

A security source told AFP of the first strike on Lebanon's east in almost five months of cross-border clashes.

"One Israeli strike hit a building housing a Hezbollah civilian institution in a Baalbek suburb", the source said, requesting anonymity because they are not allowed to speak to the press.

A second Israeli strike hit a warehouse near Baalbek also belonging to the Iran-backed group, the source said.

Monday's strikes marked the first attack outside of Lebanon's south since the start of hostilities in the wake of the October 7 Gaza war.

The city of Baalbek in the Bekaa valley is a Hezbollah bastion bordering government-held Syria.

Since October 8, Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily fire but strikes have been largely contained to the border area.