Israel Spreads Plant Poison, Lebanon Files Protest to UN Security Council

Israel uses a variety of ways to destroy the territory it attacks, including according to Amnesty International using white phosphorus in Lebanon. (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) protested against the spraying of glyphosate herbicides, a type of plant poison, in its territory by the Israeli military.

Citing AFP, the protest was conveyed by Lebanon to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the UN Secretary-General last week based on a statement from the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, June 14.

Lebanon said the Israeli military snake spread plant poison on its border with the Zionist state in February 2026, a month after Israel carried out a full-fledged ground invasion of southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that "laboratory tests and chemical analysis carried out by our party on soil samples" in the Lebanese southern border villages, namely Aita Al-Shaab, Ras Naqura, and Dhayra "confirmed the presence of glyphosate at high concentration levels."

The statement also said the level was "far beyond" the figures usually found in agricultural areas after routine use by farmers.

The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the basis of its report to the UN was based on the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) 's in-depth research and studies.

At the time, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said Israel had notified it of its plans to spray "non-toxic chemical agents" near the border and had warned peacekeepers to take cover.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the spraying as a "flagrant violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and a crime against the environment and health."

Furthermore, the ministry's statement also said Lebanon had complained to the UN Security Council about Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon, including "targeting Lebanese military vehicles" earlier this month that killed two serving officers and a soldier.