Lebanon Accuses Israel of Burning Forest, Farmland in South
Officials say Israeli military activity has burned 160 square kilometers of land since October 2023, including half agricultural land.
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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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