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Surveying lands in economic institutions and agricultural damages

 

The Zionist enemy exceeded in his destructive war on Lebanon all what has been confirmed by international conventions, and human laws issued by different international organizations and Human Rights law, regarding the protection of civilians, civil goals, and individuals who do not participate in the war operations.
This arrogant enemy neglected all conventions and international laws related to protecting civilians, so it launched broad attacks against civil public infrastructure in Lebanon, without taking into regard these conventions and international laws, yet challenging them.
The aggression did not stop at demolished houses, burnt farms, or martyred civilians, but it also included burning woods and animal farms, and causing an environmental pollution which Lebanon would suffer for a long time.
During 33 days of land, aerial, and maritime bombarding on Lebanon by "Israeli" troops, the main infrastructure of the country was highly destructed to a catastrophic extent.
The "Israeli" air force launched more than 7000 air strikes, while the naval warships launched 2500 raids. The buildings therefore were razed to the ground, and whole neighborhoods turned into piles of dust, while villages and towns were like ghost towns. Main roads, bridges, and gas stations blasted and scattered into wreck.
Houses were destructed over its residing people, so entire families martyred, and cars were burnt with its drivers. The "Israeli" death machine was a leader in crime for it has recorded in the history of mankind, the most vicious massacres in the modern era. The aggression went too far, where tens of martyrs stayed buried underground of their houses' rubbles for weeks, while the civil defense and other rescue missions were not allowed entry to the afflicted areas; considering them as "Israeli" targets.
The infrastructure was not safe, for the airports, ports, water and sewage stations, electricity stations, bridges, roads, gas stations, and trade institutions were also raided.

Damages Affecting Water Facilities
Many wells, water pipes, storage tanks, pumping stations and water treatment facilities were destroyed in various parts of southern Lebanon. Moreover, the water network in the country was shut down, because the water pipes beneath the roads were extensively damaged when the upper roads were bombed.
Damages Affecting Power Plants and Fuel Supplies
Electricity facilities, power plants and fuel stations suffered extensive damages. At least 20 fuel depots were completely destroyed due to air raids, and 25 gas stations were destroyed or severely damaged.


Damage Affecting Beirut International Airport
Beirut International Airport was targeted repeatedly by naval warships and Zionist aircraft. It was one of the first targets hit, where the first air attack turned the fuel tanks into inflamed fireballs, while another round of strikes left behind craters in the three main airport runways.


Damages Affecting Ports
The Zionist troops attacked the sea ports along the Lebanese coast, without taking into account any humanitarian treaties or the Human Rights Charter. The Zionist war machine did not leave behind any side of Lebanon's coast but targeted it with barbaric fire, or contaminated it by leaking fuel from the shelling. All ports were therefore shut down from business, including the three main sea ports in Beirut, Tripoli and Saida.


Damages Affecting Hospitals
Hospitals were not safe in many areas in the country; they suffered severe damages due to the bombing, especially in the south, where two governmental hospitals in Bent Jbeil and Meis el-Jabal were completely destroyed by the "Israeli" barbaric attacks. Three other hospitals were severely damaged in the Beirut southern suburb, and they were forces to closure due to shelling surrounding it on a daily basis. Dar al-Hekma hospital, which "Israelis" claimed was the headquarters of the resistance leadership, was directly attacked. On August 2, the hospital was attacked by the "Israeli" commandos on helicopters, supported by fighter jets and spy drones, in the city of Baalbek in the eastern Bekaa Valley. The Zionist army claimed it abducted five resistance members. In the village of Tibnin southern Lebanon, few hours before the fire cease in August 14, "Israeli" troops launched cluster bombs around the governmental hospital where hundreds of civilians were keeping shelter. The outer walls of the hospital were damaged.


Damages Affecting Main Economic Infrastructure
- Bombing electricity power plants and fuel storage areas
- Bombing 31 industrial facilities
- Completely demolishing sever presses
- Totally destroying 38 publishing houses, with more than 10 million burnt books, leading the Publishers Association call this aggression as the Holocaust of Books
- Burning more than 2000 vehicles
- Destructing and damaging more than 700 supermarkets and shops
Surveying the damage in the agricultural infrastructure:
- 1800 hectares of forests and forest areas were subject to direct damages due to fires
- Incalculable loss was marked in the fisheries and animal and poultry farms
- More than ten agricultural warehouses were demolished, leading to the infiltration of pesticides and natural fertilizers
- More than 3000 milk-producing cattle were killed
- More than 1250 bulls were killed
- More than 15000 goats and sheep were killed
- More than 19000 beehives were affected
- More than 600000 chickens were killed.


Surveying Damage in the Fisheries and the Compensations:
Some 7585 fishermen spread over 42 fishing points were damaged directly and indirectly. They were surveyed, and symbolic gifts were presented as compensation for their loss caused to them by the "Israeli" aggression on Lebanon (July 2006).