{"id":66543,"date":"2026-06-02T16:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=66543"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:25:38","slug":"the-lebanese-genocide-a-special-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=66543","title":{"rendered":"

THE LEBANESE GENOCIDE: A Special Report<\/span><\/b><\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SOTN Editor’s Note: What’s most concerning about the following report published by GENOCIDE WATCH<\/span><\/strong> is that it was posted 39 days ago, which well before the Zionist state of Israel launched its full-blown genocide operation against the people of Lebanon.<\/h3>\n

But the most distressing thing about this ongoing wholesale slaughter of yet another innocent civilian population by the Netanyahu junta is that the Trump administration has both substantially funded and materially supported this massive military operation.\u00a0 Given Israel’s economic collapse, there’s simply no other way it could sustain such an intensive war in the wake of the Iran War and while the IDF continues their demanding operations throughout Gaza.<\/h3>\n

All the while, the United Nations sits by idly as woman and children, elderly and inform are mass murdered by Netanyahu’s Zio-Nazi regime.\u00a0 Similarly, there’s virtually no protest lodged by any of the BRICS-allied nations as the IDF savagely levels large swaths of southern Lebanon in the very same way they razed Gaza to the ground.<\/h3>\n

So the entire world community of nations is now witnessing back-to-back genocides perpetrated by the apartheid state of Israel and does virtually nothing to stop it.\u00a0 Have all the sitting national governments on Earth been so thoroughly Epsteined as the US government has been?!<\/h3>\n

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Every country on the planet is now starkly aware of the the extremely deadly and utterly devastating Greater Israel<\/em> project.\u00a0 And the wiser among them are grimly aware that “Eretz Yisrael” is by no means limited to just the Levant and surrounding territories.\u00a0 Even Turkey has come to their senses about how Israel’s imperial designs is setting up a major war between them.<\/h3>\n

Back to the long planned and highly organized “The Lebanese Genocide”<\/strong>.\u00a0 Which reminds us of a recent rewrite of the poem — “First They Came”<\/strong> — written by the German Lutheran pastor Martin Niem\u00f6ller.<\/h3>\n

First they came for the Palestinians
\nAnd I did not speak out
\nBecause I was not a Palestinian<\/h3>\n

Then they came for the Lebanese
\nAnd I did not speak out
\nBecause I was not a Lebanese<\/h3>\n

Then they came for the Mideast Christians
\nAnd I did not speak out
\nBecause I was not a Mideast Christians<\/h3>\n

Then they came for the anti-Zionist Jews
\nAnd I did not speak out
\nBecause I was not an anti-Zionist Jews<\/h3>\n

Then they came for me
\nAnd there was no one left
\nTo speak out for me<\/h3>\n

That a notorious indicted war criminal like Bibi “The Butcher” Netanyahu can command yet another naked genocide in broad daylight without so much as a peep from any leading nation or major institution or human rights organization to date is quite mind-boggling, to say the least.<\/h3>\n

What follows is a short photo-documentary of the crimes against humanity Israel routinely commits daily in Lebanon during 2026.<\/h3>\n

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Have you seen enough, America?<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

And just remember, you’re paying for this Zionist-inflicted Armageddon<\/em>.\u00a0 Which means US tax dollars are majorly funding another genocide while American states, cities and counties, especially interstates and infrastructure, fall into disrepair.<\/h3>\n

State of the Nation
\nJune 2. 2026<\/h3>\n
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Genocide Warning: Ecocide and Domicide in Southern Lebanon<\/h1>\n

By Leonardo Monopoli<\/p>\n

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April 24, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"\"Destruction of Kfar Kila as white phosphorus bombs are used to raze the town to the ground, 2024, Rabih Daher, Agence France Presse<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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On March 2, 2026, the war between Israel and Hezbollah resumed following Hezbollah\u2019s launch of hundreds of missiles into Northern Israel and after scores of Israeli violations<\/u><\/a> of the ceasefire agreement of 2024. Following the Israeli occupation of Lebanon in 1982<\/u><\/a>, Hezbollah was founded with Iranian funding. Hezbollah issued a manifesto calling for the destruction of the state of Israel, a declaration of genocidal intent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Israeli \u2013 Hezbollah war of 2026 has \u00a0caused widespread long term infrastructural and environmental harm in Lebanon. Israeli bombing and evacuation orders have displaced 1.2 million people<\/u><\/a> from Southern Lebanon. \u00a02,196<\/u><\/a> people have been killed. \u00a07,185<\/u><\/a> people have been seriously injured. Israeli bombing has leveled 1,400 buildings<\/u><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A ten-day ceasefire deal<\/u><\/a> was reached on the 16 April 2026 following US diplomatic pressure on Israel. It can be extended- to allow for negotiations between Israel and Lebanon which have begun in Washington, DC. \u00a0Hezbollah is not included in the negotiations. Like Trump\u2019s \u201cpeace\u201d deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo which did not include M23, the main combatant, the Israeli-Lebanon negotiations are unlikely to produce peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Israel\u2019s bombing and its occupation of southern Lebanon violate the UN Charter<\/u><\/a>, the Hague Conventions of 1907<\/u><\/a> and the Fourth Geneva Convention<\/u><\/a> of 1949. Israel is a state-party to all of these treaties, the foundations of international humanitarian law. Israel\u2019s bombing violates all three core principles<\/u><\/a> of the laws of war: distinction, proportionality and precaution. Israel\u2019s relentless bombing of southern Lebanon, the Beqaa Valley, and Beirut\u2019s civilian inhabitants constitutes a war crime.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This emergency alert refers to the Israeli strategy of rendering southern Lebanon uninhabitable<\/u><\/a> through ecocide and domicide. \u201cEcocide<\/u><\/a>\u201d is defined by the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide in June 2021 as\u00a0 \u201cunlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts.“Domicide<\/u><\/a>“<\/u> is defined as \u00a0the deliberate, widespread or systematic destruction of housing <\/u><\/a>\u00a0and living spaces. Both represent a \u2018deliberate strategy of warfare<\/u><\/a>\u2019, with \u00a0long-term consequences for public health and safety, food and water security, basic public services, economic development and reconstruction.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Israel\u2019s October 2023\u00a0 war with Hezbollah destroyed\u00a0 1,879 hectares of prime farmland, more than 47,000 olive trees, and around 1,200 hectares of oak forests<\/u><\/a> in southern Lebanon . Israel\u2019s 2026 bombing continues its policy of ecocide and domicide.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Monk Forest (Harj Al-Raheb) provides an ecological resource<\/u><\/a> crucial to the livelihood of people and animals in southern Lebanon. The forest acts as a barrier against erosion and seasonal floods.<\/u><\/a> Rain on the forest fills underground reservoirs with water and bees flourish, providing pollination and \u00a0sources of income<\/u><\/a>. Endangered species,<\/u><\/a> including the striped hyena, Syrian jackal and Egyptian mongoose<\/u><\/a> depend on the forest. Birds<\/u><\/a> use the Monk Forest \u00a0for their annual migrations, with one species<\/u><\/a> going extinct, marking the first known global bird extinction in Europe North Africa and West Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Human Rights Watch has documented Israel\u2019s use of white phosphorus and incendiary bombs<\/u><\/a> to burn farms, olive groves and forests in a scorched earth<\/u><\/a> policy. Satellite imagery shows white craters<\/u><\/a> amidst greenery in the Monk Forest, highlighting extensive white phosphorus use alongside documented use of bulldozing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Use of white phosphorus against civilians is outlawed by Protocol III of The Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects<\/u><\/a> (1980), prohibits attacking civilians with incendiary weapons<\/u><\/a>. However, Israel is not a state-party to Protocol III of the Conventional Weapons Convention.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Lebanese Ministry of Environment announced high levels of heavy metals and phosphorus 900 times<\/u><\/a> the normal amount in the soil in southern Lebanon. This contamination poses a threat to public health because it will inhibit crops\u2019 ability to absorb nutrients<\/u><\/a>. The contamination also pollutes groundwater, threatening southern Lebanon\u2019s water supply.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Since March 2026, Israel Defense Forces have rendered at least 540 hectares<\/u><\/a> of Lebanese farmland unusable. Israel has sprayed 20-30 times the normal amount of glyphosate, a herbicide which has been linked to the deadly cancer Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma<\/u><\/a> by the WHO. The OHCHR stated in February 2026 that attacks on Lebanese farmland and water pose a \u2018serious humanitarian risk<\/u><\/a>\u2019. As Hisham Younes put it, the concept of making land unable to provide substance comes straight from the \u2018colonial tradition of warfare\u2019<\/u><\/a> that dates back to the genocidal Roman sowing of salt on the fields of Carthage.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Israel destroyed between 10,000 structures<\/u><\/a> in Lebanon between October 2024 and January 2025 destroying whole villages such as Kfar Kila<\/u><\/a>. Israeli Defense Forces destroyed homes, mosques, cemeteries, roads, parks and football pitches.<\/u><\/a> Israel excused its attacks on civilian infrastructure with the claim that Hezbollah was using civilian structures to store weapons and for refuge.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Israel uses this excuse to bomb Beirut\u2019s suburbs such as Dahiyeh<\/u><\/a> without warning<\/u><\/a>. On April 8, 2026, the\u00a0IDF bombed<\/u><\/a>\u00a0busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut, without warning. The Israeli military also uses bulldozers and explosives<\/u><\/a> to destroy Lebanese towns. BBC Verify has documented the demolition of seven southern Lebanese towns, including. Khiam, Deir Seryan, Taybeh, Markaba, Aita al-Shaab, Qouzah and Naqoura<\/u><\/a>. Israeli Defence minister Israel Katz ordered the destruction of these towns to establish an Israeli controlled security zone that will occupy over 10%<\/u><\/a> of Lebanese territory. This order to “accelerate the destruction of Lebanese homes<\/u><\/a>” was based on the “Rafah and Beit Hanoun model in Gaza<\/u><\/a>.” Destruction even includes the demolition of mosques. For reference, The IDF destroyed 90%<\/u><\/a> of homes in Rafah.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Israeli Defence Minister has openly stated that the goal is to prevent the return of about 600,000 residents<\/u><\/a> of southern Lebanon. Mass forced displacement is a war crime and crime against humanity under Article 7(1)(d) of the Rome Statute<\/u><\/a> of the International Criminal Court. Destruction of civilian property is prohibited<\/u><\/a> by Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention unless it is a military necessity. According to Professor Janina Dill<\/u><\/a>, this does not equate to gaining a military advantage and does not allow for the destruction of entire villages.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Destruction of entire Lebanese villages is a quintessential example of domicide. Israel is not only destroying homes but is also preventing Lebanese civilians from returning to homes still standing. \u00a0As established by OHCHR experts<\/u><\/a>, the issuing of blanket evacuation orders<\/u><\/a> and the destruction of urban and village housing is a copy of the domicide policy Israel used in Gaza. Experts on the law of war <\/u><\/a>say that Israel\u2019s takeover of southern Lebanon does not qualify as self-defence. Instead, it is aggression.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

To cut southern Lebanon off from the rest of the country, the IDF has <\/span>blown up bridges<\/u><\/a> over the Litany River. This has cut transport routes for displaced persons to return to their homes. It has prevented medical and humanitarian aid teams to provide medical care and food. On 16 April 2026, the IDF destroyed the <\/span>Qasmiyeh Bridge<\/u><\/a>, the last bridge linking western, central and eastern Lebanon with southern Lebanon. The IDF has isolated remaining southern Lebanese from the rest of the country.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Israel has also targeted medical facilities. Israeli bombing has killed 53 medical workers<\/u><\/a>, destroyed 87 ambulances<\/u><\/a> and closed five hospitals<\/u><\/a> to close. The Jabal Amel University Hospital in Tyre has been bombed five times. On 14 April 2026, the Hospital of Tebnine was bombed, causing \u2018substantial damage<\/u><\/a>\u2019. The closing of five hospitals has produced intense overcrowding in waiting rooms as Lebanese civilians cannot access basic medical services.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During 2024, Israeli bombing damaged more than 45 water networks in Lebanon,\u00a0impacting\u00a0almost half a million people<\/u><\/a>. According to Oxfam, Israel is again deliberately<\/u><\/a> destroying water and sanitation infrastructure as a method of warfare. The IDF has bombed 19 water treatment plants that previously provided clean water to 60,000 people<\/u><\/a> in southern Lebanon. Israel has also destroyed heavy machinery to delay or prevent reconstruction.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Destruction of water supplies is a blatant violation of Article 54<\/u><\/a> of Additional Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions. Israel is not a State-Party to Additional Protocol I, but with 174<\/u><\/a> nations ratifying it most international law authorities assert that it has become part of Customary International Law, which applies to every nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As a result of the continued\u00a0ecocide and\u00a0domicide\u00a0policies perpetrated by Israel in Lebanon, aimed at making the south\u00a0of Lebanon\u00a0uninhabitable\u00a0through several means such as chemical weapons, Genocide Watch\u00a0recognizes\u00a0this crisis to be at\u00a0Stage 9: Extermination<\/strong>.\u00a0Furthermore, as\u00a0Lebanese civilians\u00a0are deliberately deprived of basic human rights and services such as water and shelter,\u00a0Genocide Watch places this situation at\u00a0Stage 8: Persecution<\/strong>.\u00a0Additionally, extensive propaganda of the dangers of Lebanese border communities\u00a0framed as justification for destructive policies,\u00a0reflects elements of\u00a0Stage 7: Preparation<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Stage 4:\u00a0Dehumanization\u00a0<\/strong>of the inhabitants of Lebanon. This is strengthened by the rhetoric employed by Hezbollah, who has framed the fight against Israel and the United States of America as existential and made <\/span>the reason for its struggle the\u00a0\u2018obliteration\u2019\u00a0<\/u><\/a>of the\u00a0\u2018Zionist entity\u2019<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Genocide Watch recommends:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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    Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah must comply with UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and continue their ceasefire.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The UN Human Rights Council and ICC should establish independent investigations into war crimes by all parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The UN General Assembly should create a Commission of Inquiry to investigate Ecocide and Domicide in Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The International Law Commission should draft an Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions prohibiting Ecocide and Domicide as war crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66543"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66603,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66543\/revisions\/66603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}