Israeli attacks on Lebanon have harmed farm animals and farmland, according to Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani.
Around 70% of cattle, sheep and goats in southern Lebanon have been affected. Over 30,000 beehives have been lost, and 56,000 hectares of farmland damaged, mostly in the South and Nabatieh.
30,000 beehives lost to war
Lebanon has lost over 30,000 beehives since the war began in 2023.
56,000 hectares of farmland damaged
The war has damaged around 22.5% of Lebanon’s farmland, including 52,000 hectares in the South and Nabatieh and 4,000 in Baalbek-Hermel.
Around 24,000 hectares of olive groves were affected, with 750 hectares left unusable after trees were bulldozed, uprooted or stolen.
