Lebanon has formally referred two Israeli violations to the UN Security Council: the spraying of glyphosate herbicide over southern border villages and the targeting of a Lebanese Army vehicle on June 6.
Al Mayadeen English
June 14th
Lebanon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent two separate letters to the UN Security Council and Secretary-General António Guterres documenting recent Israeli violations, one addressing the spraying of the herbicide glyphosate over southern border villages and the other condemning the targeting of a Lebanese Army vehicle that led to the martyrdom of three servicemen.
In the first letter, dated June 10, 2026, the Ministry lodged a formal complaint based on a report prepared by the National Council for Scientific Research against the occupation army's spraying of glyphosate over several southern Lebanese border villages on February 1, 2026, noting that the Chemical Weapons Convention prohibits the use of herbicides as a method of warfare.
Laboratory tests and chemical analyses conducted on soil samples from Ayta al-Shaab, Ras al-Naqoura, and al-Dhayrah confirmed the presence of glyphosate at concentrations reaching up to 22,750 micrograms per gram, levels far exceeding those typically recorded in agricultural soil following direct use by farmers.
Attacks on the Lebanese Army
A second letter, sent on June 11, detailed the IOF's deliberate targeting of a Lebanese Army military vehicle on June 6, on the Kfar Tebnit–al-Khardali road. The attack led to the martyrdom of two officers, a brigadier general and a captain, and one soldier, while they were carrying out their national duty in southern Lebanon.
The Ministry called on the United Nations to condemn the attack and take immediate measures to halt repeated Israeli violations, urging full compliance with the UN Charter and relevant international resolutions, including Resolution 1701 (2006).
'Undermining the diplomatic track'
The Foreign Ministry noted that the attacks are occurring against the backdrop of ongoing talks between Lebanese authorities and the Israeli regime in Washington under US sponsorship, "aimed at consolidating a cessation of hostilities and laying the groundwork for a peaceful and sustainable solution."
The fifth round of negotiations between Lebanese and Israeli officials will begin in Washington on June 22, a Lebanese official source told Al Mayadeen, describing the upcoming discussions as "particularly significant" for resolving outstanding issues related to Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
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