Lebanon denounces to the UN that Israel uses herbicides as chemical weapons
"Israel sprayed several Lebanese border towns with glyphosate on 1 February 2026," the local government said in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council.
The Lebanese Government has sent a complaint to the United Nations concerning the use of high-powered herbicidesas chemical weapons. The letter states that glyphosate is the specific killer herb it uses to contaminate the soil and prevent crops from growing, conflicts in which several members of the Lebanese Army have been killed, Beirut has warned the UN in a second complaint.
"Israel sprayed several Lebanese border towns with glyphosate on 1 February 2026," the local government said in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council.
The data were compiled by the National Council for Scientific Research in Lebanon, as highlighted by Beirut, which recalls that the Chemical Weapons Convention prohibits the use of herbicides as a weapon of war.
Laboratory tests found 22,750 grams of glyphosate per gram of land in the villages of Father al Shaab, Ras al Naqura and Dhahira. Whereas when glyphosate is used for agriculture, it's usually 2 micrograms per gram.
In addition, a second letter has informed the UN that Israeli attacks on Lebanese soldiers undermine diplomatic efforts — referring to an attack on 6 June —
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