Hezbollah condemns 'Israeli' burning of South Lebanon forests
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- Group alleges destruction of infrastructure and olive groves.
- Hezbollah criticizes Beirut over its response.
- Calls for action against alleged environmental destruction.
Hezbollah's Media Relations issued an official statement condemning 'Israeli' forces for setting fire to wooded areas across South Lebanon, reducing green zones to completely scorched and uninhabitable land.
The group described the ongoing environmental destruction as part of a broader campaign targeting the region's physical and agricultural landscape.
"The Israeli enemy's public setting of fires in wooded areas in South Lebanon, turning them into completely burnt and uninhabitable spaces, constitutes a continuation of urban destruction, infrastructure leveling, and the theft of ancient olive trees," Hezbollah's Media Relations stated.
Hezbollah attacks official 'inaction'
In its statement, Hezbollah directed sharp criticism toward the Lebanese government, claiming that official state bodies have failed to lodge formal complaints against 'Israel' in international arenas.
The group asserted that the state's prior commitments effectively provided 'Israel' with immunity from accountability, enabling further violations.
"This ongoing ecocide takes place amid the authority's inability to even file a complaint or sue the enemy, because it previously granted it a blank check of protection through its commitment not to file any complaints in international forums," the statement read. "Thus, the Israeli enemy persists in its violations, confident in its impunity."
Hezbollah argued that this scenario highlights flaws in how Lebanese officials have managed diplomatic negotiations, claiming that concessions made across various items demonstrate the state's total incompetence in protecting Lebanon's fundamental rights and interests.
The group concluded its statement by urging the Lebanese government, the Ministry of Environment, and all relevant ministries and authorities to speak out and take immediate measures to stop 'Israeli' environmental destruction following the toll already taken on human lives and infrastructure.
