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bbc.com
Lebanon says Israel sprayed southern villages with concentrated herbicide
The agriculture and environment ... samples "<strong>between 20 and 30 times the levels usually accepted". President Joseph Aoun condemned the spraying of what he described as "toxic substances", calling it a violation of Lebanese sovereignty and an environmental and health crime</strong>...
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theguardian.com
Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern Lebanon | Lebanon | The Guardian
In a joint statement, Lebanon’s ministries of agriculture and the environment said <strong>some samples showed glyphosate concentrations “20 and 30 times higher than normal [use]”.</strong> Its use would, they said, “damage vegetation in the targeted ...
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military.com
Israeli Chemical Spraying in Lebanon: Environmental Harm and Legal Dispute
<strong>Lebanon has condemned the operations as a violation of sovereignty and an “environmental and health crime,”</strong> citing laboratory analyses that detected unusually high concentrations of the herbicide glyphosate in soil samples from affected farmland.
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groundreport.in
Truth of Israel sprayed Glyphosate on South Lebanon Farmlands
In a joint statement, the two ministries said the spraying would “damage vegetation in the targeted areas, with direct repercussions on agricultural production, soil fertility and ecological balance.” They described the aerial operation as “a serious act of aggression that threatens food security, inflicts severe damage on natural resources, and undermines the livelihoods of farmers.” · President Joseph Aoun condemned it as “an environmental and health crime” and a violation of Lebanese sovereignty.
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European Parliament
Israel's use of chemical weapons in Lebanon and Syria
This parliamentary question states the spraying appears to breach international humanitarian law and calls it an attack on sovereignty.
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UN News
Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line, says UN
The UN did not determine legality and said the chemical nature of the substance and the facts required deeper investigation.
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