Thursday, August 27, 2026

Lebanon Accuses Israel of Scorched Earth Policy as Southern Forests Are Burned

Israel restricts Lebanese Christians from leaving southern towns

Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research (NCSR) has issued a report that some 160 km² of land in southern Lebanon have been systematically burned by Israeli activity since 2023. This includes large amounts of farmland, but what is being called a “scorched earth” policy is increasingly including forests.

Recent weeks have been punctuated by claims Israeli forces are deliberately dropping incendiaries on southern forests to set them ablaze. Israel denies deliberately starting fires in such a way, but the method in which the incendiaries are used makes that a difficult argument to make.

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