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Beneath the shattered villages and scorched fields of southern Lebanon lies a quieter aftermath of war – contaminated land. Israel’s war against Hezbollah in south Lebanon has poisoned soil and destroyed valuable ecosystems for generations to come. Soil samples of the land show high levels of heavy metals, the herbicide Glyphosate, and white phosphorus.
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Beneath the shattered villages and scorched fields of southern Lebanon lies a quieter aftermath of war – contaminated land. Israel’s war against Hezbollah in south Lebanon has poisoned soil and destroyed valuable ecosystems for generations to come. Soil samples of the land show high levels of heavy metals, the herbicide Glyphosate, and white phosphorus.
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