Israeli Chemical Spraying in Lebanon: Environmental Harm and Legal Dispute
Israel
Israeli aerial spraying of chemical substances over agricultural areas in southern Lebanon and Syria in early 2026 has drawn sharp criticism from Lebanese authorities, environmental groups, and international observers. Lebanon has condemned the operations as a violation of sovereignty and an “environmental and health crime,” citing laboratory analyses that detected unusually high concentrations of the herbicide glyphosate in soil samples from affected farmland. The controversy centers on
astăzi