‘Health crime’: Aoun slams Israel over spraying chemicals in south Lebanon
Summary
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun accused Israel of an environmental crime after Israeli forces reportedly sprayed chemicals over towns in southern Lebanon. Lebanon claims this action violates its sovereignty, and President Aoun has urged both diplomatic and legal responses. The United Nations peacekeepers are investigating the incident to determine if the substance is harmful.Key Facts
- Lebanon claims Israeli forces sprayed an unknown chemical substance over southern Lebanese towns.
- Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun called the spraying an "environmental and health crime."
- The Israeli military informed UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, that a "non-toxic chemical substance" would be sprayed.
- The spraying led UN peacekeepers to suspend operations for nine hours while they worked with the Lebanese army to test the chemical for toxicity.
- There is an existing ceasefire agreement from November 2024 between Israel and Hezbollah, but Lebanon accuses Israel of violating it almost daily.
- Lebanon lodged a complaint with the UN about these ceasefire violations, documenting over 2,000 breaches in three months.
- UN Resolution 1701, which ended a 2006 conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, remains the framework for the ceasefire in the area.
- Israel continues to occupy parts of Lebanese territory, affecting border villages and displaced people.
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