Lebanon-Israel War | 2023-present

Israel poisoned the land in Lebanon, just as it did with the water wells in Palestine, violating the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Israel sprayed toxic and carcinogenic chemicals all over Lebanese agricultural land, resulting in catastrophic levels of cancer-linked chemical in the soil, concentrations reached 22,750 mcg/g, that’s 11,000 times above the safe levels of 0.5/2 mcg/g.

Poisoning and destroying agricultural lands during an armed conflict is a war crime and an act of genocide.


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Israel poisoned the land in Lebanon, just as it did with the water wells in Palestine, violating the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Israel sprayed toxic and carcinogenic chemicals all over Lebanese agricultural land, resulting in catastrophic levels of cancer-linked chemical in the soil, concentrations reached 22,750 mcg/g, that’s 11,000 times above the safe levels of 0.5/2 mcg/g.

Poisoning and destroying agricultural lands during an armed conflict is a war crime and an act of genocide.


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Lebanon Denounces Israel to the UN for Spraying Glyphosate in High Concentrations
Beirut, June 17, 2026 – Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has filed a formal complaint with the UN Security Council and Secretary-General António Guterres.

It accuses Israel of spraying concentrated glyphosate on February 1 in southern border villages such as Aita al-Shaab, Ras Naqura and Dhayra (The Guardian, 2026).

Laboratory analyses confirmed glyphosate concentrations between 20 and 30 times higher than normal agricultural levels, reaching up to 22,750 micrograms per gram. This poses serious risks to public health, soil, crops and food security (The New Arab, 2026).

President Joseph Aoun condemned the action as an “environmental and health crime” and a violation of Lebanese sovereignty. Glyphosate is classified by the WHO as “probably carcinogenic.”

Lebanon argues that this use violates the Chemical Weapons Convention. Israel has not issued an official comment. The complaint comes amid persistent border tensions despite the ceasefire.

References

The Guardian. (2026, February 5). Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern Lebanon.

The New Arab. (2026, June 14). Lebanon accuses Israel of using herbicide as a weapon.


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can anyone please share the reaction / position of the GCC states regarding the Israeli incursions and explansion into Lebanon and Syria?

do they support it openly or are currently quiet due to their alliance with Israel against Iran and its proxies? are they blocking the fleeing Lebanese as well like Eygypt is blocking the Palestinains from escaping into its territory that are facing the Israeli bombing?
What kind of stupid troll post is that with all due respect?

What is the point of talking about the GCC as if one collective? Does it make sense to you to talk about the Arab or Muslim world like one unified political body?

Each GCC state have their own foreign policy. Many are at odds with each other. Historically and today. No need to look further than KSA-UAE conflict/rivalry that is multifaceted.

KSA for instance is the main economic supporter and otherwise partner of Syria.

KSA as well as all Arab states and governments have condemned Israeli behavior in Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. Like the rest of the Muslim world (most of it).

KSA has supported and supportes the Lebanese government. Hezbollah is not Lebanon or the Lebanese government. Anymore than Pakistani militias/armed groups are that. Whether Baloch insurgents or "Islamic" armed groups.

Have you ever looked at a map of the Arab world or West Asia? How could the GCC, which does not border Syria or Lebanon or Palestine for that matter, directly, prevent anybody from fleeing let alone Lebanese?

If you believe that Arabs (as in leadership) are going to declare a war against a nuclear triad armed Israel with full support of the foremost superpower (USA) and all of the West (even Russia would aid Israel), you are living in fantasy land.

Also it looks like South Lebanese are themselves capable of defending themselves. As they should be doing.

I did not see calls for other Arabs or Muslims to defend KSA when we dealt with hostiles entities of the past. This almost always occurred on our own. Same thing with Syrians when they liberated their country. It was mostly done all by themselves. Nobody fought on the side of Pakistan directly either in any of its wars against India.

Welcome to the real world (geopolitics).
 
can anyone please share the reaction / position of the GCC states regarding the Israeli incursions and explansion into Lebanon and Syria?

do they support it openly or are currently quiet due to their alliance with Israel against Iran and its proxies? are they blocking the fleeing Lebanese as well like Eygypt is blocking the Palestinains from escaping into its territory that are facing the Israeli bombing?
Since I saw that person post a reply I will say they are very quiet and important(correction I meant to put impotent) with no ability to counter Israel as they couldn’t do it in Gaza West Bank Syria and Lebanon…….a few here say if their Arab brothers were to be attacked an alliance of Arab countries will come so powerful that they will destroy the oppressor……..maybe paraphrasing but close enough and people say I have a wild imagination
 
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@_Arabia_
You are not doing any favours to anyone by posting constant sectarian crap - actually quite the contrary - people like you damage harmony in the Muslim world. Last warning - anymore and you will be removed from this forum. We simply wont allow it.
 
I think following the developments in southern Lebanon, it is pretty obvious what will happen there over the next few days/weeks.

Trump will ask Israel to limit or not kill too many people in southern Lebanon over the next few days/weeks. They will probably listen to his request. A “ceasefire” similar to the status quo in Gaza right now, maybe slightly better than that; as southern Lebanon isn’t as devastated as Gaza yet.

If Hezbollah retaliates and kills IDF troops in southern Lebanon killing IDF soldiers, the western MSM will say “Hezbollah violated the ceasefire”.

But Israel is not going to be convinced to leave the territory in southern Lebanon it has occupied, just like it cannot be convinced to leave the territory it has occupied in Gaza.

Forcing Israel to take these actions to vacate occupied territories requires serious policy changes from the US side (using real leverage over the Israelis), more than scolding Netanyahu or calling him crazy or unreasonable. The US deep state is in too deep with Israel, plus there are real question marks on Trump if he can or even has the will to take any difficult measures against Israel.
 
It is imperative that the displaced residents of southern Lebanon return to southern Lebanon IMMEDIATELY, and make it as difficult for the IDF as possible to continue their occupation quietly.

Israelis are actually more clever than we give them credit for, they aren’t simply hot headed and irrational. They will keep killings in southern Lebanon down without leaving the areas they’ve kept occupied.

It is time for the residents of southern Lebanon to reclaim the territory that has been lost to Israel.
 
It is imperative that the displaced residents of southern Lebanon return to southern Lebanon IMMEDIATELY, and make it as difficult for the IDF as possible to continue their occupation quietly.

Israelis are actually more clever than we give them credit for, they aren’t simply hot headed and irrational. They will keep killings in southern Lebanon down without leaving the areas they’ve kept occupied.

It is time for the residents of southern Lebanon to reclaim the territory that has been lost to Israel.
Your first part is spot on. However it is easy for us outsiders to demand that when we are not the ones who are getting carpet bombed by the Zionists just across the border from Israel itself. Israeli attacks on South Lebanon (or Gaza for that matter) are completely incomparable with the largely token Israeli attacks on Iran far away. They are far, far more destructive in scale, size and intensity. Not to mention that Israel actually is able to commit boots on the ground which neither the Israelis or Americans ever did in Iran.

Sorry to say it but Hezbollah's behavior has only given Israel the excuse to once again occupy and most likely annex Lebanese territory.

It is a difficult place to be in for Hezbollah and South Lebanon because Israel would likely have attacked them regardless.

In any case Lebanese impotence is all due by design (since Lebanon as an entity was carved out by Syria - I covered this extensively in this thread many months ago) and due to the inherent divisions within Lebanon - which again is by design.

For starters it is a joke that a non-state actor like Hezbollah (even though they have embedded themselves in the Lebanese state institutions for decades) is stronger (much more in fact) than the official military/army of Lebanon.

Imagine if Pakistan, if attacked by India, was defended by some non-state actor (Baloch insurgents, whatever armed groups/terrorists or what you want to call it) rather than the official military.

It is a complete and utter mess.

To make it short, the only solution is for all parties in Lebanon to unite in this endeavor and work for the great good of Lebanon itself and its people, regardless of sectarian and political affiliations, but that is unlikely to occur. It has never really occurred since Lebanon was carved out by Syria by the French so not sure why, in a much more weakened state, with a totally failed economy, and now no Al-Assad regime next door in Syria, they will do it.
 
Your first part is spot on. However it is easy for us outsiders to demand that when we are not the ones who are getting carpet bombed by the Zionists just across the border from Israel itself. Israeli attacks on South Lebanon (or Gaza for that matter) are completely incomparable with the largely token Israeli attacks on Iran far away. They are far, far more destructive in scale, size and intensity. Not to mention that Israel actually is able to commit boots on the ground which neither the Israelis or Americans ever did in Iran.

Sorry to say it but Hezbollah's behavior has only given Israel the excuse to once again occupy and most likely annex Lebanese territory.

It is a difficult place to be in for Hezbollah and South Lebanon because Israel would likely have attacked them regardless.

In any case Lebanese impotence is all due by design (since Lebanon as an entity was carved out by Syria - I covered this extensively in this thread many months ago) and due to the inherent divisions within Lebanon - which again is by design.

For starters it is a joke that a non-state actor like Hezbollah (even though they have embedded themselves in the Lebanese state institutions for decades) is stronger (much more in fact) than the official military/army of Lebanon.

Imagine if Pakistan, if attacked by India, was defended by some non-state actor (Baloch insurgents, whatever armed groups/terrorists or what you want to call it) rather than the official military.

It is a complete and utter mess.

To make it short, the only solution is for all parties in Lebanon to unite in this endeavor and work for the great good of Lebanon itself and its people, regardless of sectarian and political affiliations, but that is unlikely to occur. It has never really occurred since Lebanon was carved out by Syria by the French so not sure why, in a much more weakened state, with a totally failed economy, and now no Al-Assad regime next door in Syria, they will do it.
Whenever you get an occupation there will always be a resistance.
Whether it was Hezbollah or a third party - Israels response would be the same.
The aggressor, the genocider and its actions are diluted and a secondary issue?
I dont understand what "Lebanese IMPOTENCE" has to do with anything?
I am not a Hezbollah fan but if Arabs had pulled their finger out and defended their cousins - then they wouldnt even exist.
I suggest bringing and using Pakistan and India into this is to say the least - off topic.
 
Whenever you get an occupation there will always be a resistance.
Whether it was Hezbollah or a third party - Israels response would be the same.
The aggressor, the genocider and its actions are diluted and a secondary issue?
I dont understand what "Lebanese IMPOTENCE" has to do with anything?
I am not a Hezbollah fan but if Arabs had pulled their finger out and defended their cousins - then they wouldnt even exist.
I suggest bringing and using Pakistan and India into this is to say the least - off topic.
1) The main point was that the occupation is a consequence of the weakness of the Lebanese state and its divisions - something Hezbollah itself has contributed to negatively. I suggest you do some readings about this topic (Lebanese social, political, sectarian etc. cohesion - Lebanese civil war is a good start) or ask various Lebanese people. Depending on who you ask (Sunnis, Shias, Druze, Christians etc.) you will get a completely different answer most of the time.

2) Which is exactly what I wrote but Hezbollah has not exactly helped itself by dragging Lebanon into conflicts that does not directly impact them whether it is Gaza or Iran. Do you think that the average Lebanese who was minding his own business but was targeted by Israeli bombardments of entire building complexes, just to kill 1 or 2 Hezbollah operatives, would support this or support dragging Lebanon further to the ground - a country that has already collapsed economically and is struggling a lot? Lebanon itself, Hezbollah included, cannot do anything to defeat Israel/USA anyway or prevent genocidal Israeli policies in Gaza either as we all unfortunately saw. Hence the need for another approach.

3) Who claimed that? The main obstacle problem are and remain the Zionists and their occupation in Palestine and now elsewhere as well. That is self-evident. However saying, rightly in my eyes, that a new more effective approach needs to be taken, is hardly approval for said occupation?

4) How can you not understand the the internal weakness of the Lebanese state and the failure of Lebanon to develop a cohesive, representative army, is not a problem? Baffling, really.

5) I am not against Hezbollah if they are focused on combating Zionist aggression in South Lebanon (how they came about). I am not a fan of them being used (no longer the case) as Iranian regime pawns to oppress and kill fellow Arabs and Muslims in Syria next door in order to prop up a pro-Iranian regime (Al-Assad regime). This is the only reason why most Arab Muslims have turned against Hezbollah or at least their opinions have turned more negative. That is besides Hezbollah's drug trade ("very Islamic"), corruption, nepotism and trying to unsurp Lebanese state institutions. Or how they killed an elected Lebanese Prime Minister (Hariri) back in 2005.

Arabs cannot defeat a nuclear armed Israel supported fully by the US (foremost superpower), all of the West and even Russia. Much of Russia is ruled by powerful and wealthy Russian Jewish oligarchs. Many are based in the UK as you might know already.

Well in theory we could, but we would likely be nuked in return. So there is no military solution most likely. At least not now.

Also due to geography, Palestine and Israel are both tiny entities are next door to each other, any large scale attack (if nukes are exchanged) and the prospect of any Palestinian state for the foreseeable future goes out of the window. Not to mention that almost 25% of the Israeli population is made up of Palestinians. Those that stayed and were not kicked out after 1948. So as you can see and probably already know, it is a bit complicated.

6) It was a direct comparison to a non-state actor (Hezbollah) being stronger than the official army. I am sure that you would not like if a non-state actor was stronger than the Pakistani army - in particular if that non-state actor was heavily propped up by a foreign entity (Iran). This precisely is a good example of the many failures of Lebanon as a nation state.
 
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