white phosphorus and the destruction of 16 thousand dunams; Israel's crime in Lebanon Tamara Elzin, Lebanon's Minister of Environment, announced that between October 2023 and September 2024, the IDF set fire to more than 16 thousand dunams of agricultural land and forest in this country. This action was carried out by using phosphorous ammunition and other types of weapons during the ongoing bombings of Lebanon. Israel's repeated use of white phosphorus in attacks on southern Lebanon, beyond direct human casualties, left extensive effects on forests, olive groves and agricultural lands and led to the destruction of Lebanon's ecosystem. Lebanon's Minister of Environment further confirmed that efforts are being made to "prepare a comprehensive file for filing an international complaint regarding these damages."

white phosphorus and the destruction of 16 thousand dunams; Israel's crime in Lebanon Tamara Elzin, Lebanon's Minister of Environment, announced that between October 2023 and September 2024, the IDF set fire to more than 16 thousand dunams of agricultural land and forest in this country. This action was carried out by using phosphorous ammunition and other types of weapons during the ongoing bombings of Lebanon. Israel's repeated use of white phosphorus in attacks on southern Lebanon, beyond direct human casualties, left extensive effects on forests, olive groves and agricultural lands and led to the destruction of Lebanon's ecosystem. Lebanon's Minister of Environment further confirmed that efforts are being made to "prepare a comprehensive file for filing an international complaint regarding these damages."