US EditionLebanon Claims Israel Is Spraying Toxic Substances over Border Village
Lebanese officials confirmed glyphosate spraying on southern farms, with samples showing concentrations 20 to 30 times higher than normal, impacting vegetation and raising health concerns.
- Yesterday, Lebanon's ministries of agriculture and environment said laboratory analysis confirmed glyphosate and samples showed concentrations 20 to 30 times normal on farms near the Blue Line.
- Prime Minister Joseph Aoun, Lebanese prime minister, called the spraying an act of aggression and an environmental and health crime, urging the United Nations to act, while Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reported direct airborne spraying as part of systematic agricultural destruction.
- UNIFIL reported the airborne operation halted peacekeepers near about a third of the Blue Line and they only resumed after over nine hours, while Euro-Med directly observed aerial spraying.
- Farmers face immediate damage to crops and soil fertility, threatening livelihoods, while the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights warned of a serious humanitarian risk and violation of UN resolution 1701.
- OHCHR urged deeper investigation into the substances and motives, with spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan stressing the need to confirm the chemical nature, while UN Information Service director Alessandra Vellucci warned herbicide use threatens civilians' return and livelihoods amid regional incidents including Syria .
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Lebanon claims Israel is spraying toxic substances over border village
Beirut: Lebanon has accused the Israeli army aircraft of spraying “toxic substances” over its agricultural land in several villages, raising concerns for environmental and food security. According to a BBC report, residents from several villages reported the spraying, which comes more than a year after the war between the Lebanese Shia Islamist group and Israel ended through a ceasefire. Laboratory tests conducted revealed that the substance was…
Uprooted olive groves, burning cars, insults on the walls of homes and attacks on students are only the last episodes of these last days in the West Bank. Fr. Bashar: 'Warning comes only when there is a dramatic event, but for us the situation is difficult every day'. Lebanon accuses Israel of spreading toxic substances on fields and agricultural land of the southern villages.
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The United Nations said on Thursday that it was aware of reports that herbicide was sprayed by Israel over areas near the Blue Line in southern Lebanon, raising concerns over environmental damage and potential long-term impacts on civilian life.
Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farmland in southern Lebanon. Lebanon has accused Israel of spraying a cancer-linked herbicide on farmland in the country’s south, calling it an “environmental and health crime” that threatens food security and farmers’ livelihoods. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the act as a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and vowed the country would take legal and diplomatic measures to counter…
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