Lebanon Accuses Israel of Burning Forest, Farmland in South
Lebanese officials say 160 square kilometers have burned since 2023, blaming Israeli strikes and bulldozing for worsening damage to forests and farmland.
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Lebanon accuses the Israeli military of systematically and deliberately starting fires that have destroyed numerous forests and agricultural areas in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military's arson attacks have reportedly burned more than 16,000 hectares of land in almost three years.
While extreme heat waves fuel forest fires around the world this summer, Lebanon accuses the Israeli army of burning, often deliberately, its green areas and agricultural land in the south of the country.
Lebanon accuses Israel of burning forest, farmland in south
In the village of Shaqra, Haidar Qoteish, 36, says he has watched fires devour fields and orchards in his hometown of Hula, just five kilometres (three miles) away but under Israeli military control. "They've burnt everything. You can see the fields are all black," the father of four told AFP by telephone. "Those whose land they didn't burn, they've bulldozed," he said. "It's a great loss, and there's nothing we can do." Lebanon's governmental N…
'They've burnt everything': Lebanon accuses Israel of burning forest, farmland in south
In the midst of a ceasefire, the Israeli army continues to bomb Lebanon, threatening ecosystems with irreversible collapse. Firefighters and experts denounce the ecocide committed by the Jewish state, which deliberately sets these fires. Beirut, Lebanon (correspondence) Nabatieh is ablaze. Around this city in southern Lebanon, the Israeli army is creating a "ring of fire," bombing the hills and forests. Woods, olive groves, and fields have been…
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