The Lebanese Minister of Agriculture told Al Jazeera Net: The economic losses are huge due to Israel's use of white phosphorus. Abbas Hajj Hassan: The Israeli aggression in southern Lebanon was not limited to people and stones, but rather extended to agricultural lands.
Tens of thousands of acres of agricultural land were completely destroyed as a result of deliberate Israeli bombing with white phosphorus, he said. The Minister explained the compensation mechanism for those affected, reviewing the legal means to hold the occupation accountable for its crimes.