Lebanon's Agriculture Minister, Abbas Hajj Hassan, has accused Israel of causing significant environmental damage in southern Lebanon through daily airstrikes since October. The attacks have allegedly resulted in the burning of over 60,000 olive trees and damage to more than 6,000 dunams of forests and agricultural lands, reportedly using internationally banned white phosphorus bombs. The airstrikes have sparked over 657 fires amid escalating border tensions and intermittent exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, leading to an estimated 300 Lebanese and nearly 20 Israeli deaths.