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Lebanon's poisoned land: The hidden environmental toll of the Israel-Hezbollah war

NPR | By Ruth Sherlock
Published August 11, 2026 at 3:31 AM CDT

Israel's war against Hezbollah in South Lebanon has poisoned land and destroyed valuable ecosystems for generations to come. NPR takes soil samples of the land.

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