Blood diamonds are mostly found in Africa. Numerous states such as Angola, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe have had blood diamonds collected within their respective countries during conflict.

The Clean Diamond Trade Act was signed into law on July 29, 2003, and prohibits the “importation into, or exportation from, the U.S. of any rough diamond, from whatever source, unless the rough diamond has been controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS).” Rough diamonds, also known as conflict

Reserves of natural gas were found offshore the Gaza Strip in the year 2000, within the framework of licensing to British Gas by the Palestinian National Authority.

As of January 2016, Israel had estimated proved oil reserves of 14 million barrels. The country has virtually no crude oil and condensate production, but in February 2015, exploratory drilling for oil began in the southern part of Golan Heights (taken from Jordan)