Note to the Reader:

1. Israel will have to pay Billions of Dollars for Environmental Mistakes.

2. the following Article is not reflecting the cause of the war, e.g. Hizbollah launching rockets. The reality is that Israel started the wars. But at least, the article analyzes in depth, the environmental damages that Israel inflicted to the neighbouring country Lebanon during this mini war of 33 days.

Title:   Israel Causing Damages To The Ecological System

source: http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/lebanon-war.htm

The hostilities on the Israeli-Lebanese border    started on 12 July, (the following is not true, commented to the reader, and highlighted in blue)      

2006 when Hizbollah, launched several rockets towards Israel’s    territory, crossed the border into Israel and attacked an Israeli patrol, capturing    two soldiers, and killing three (UNIFIL). In response to the attack,

   Israel    launched a number of artillery and air strikes on targets across southern Lebanon,    destroying bridges, highways, and airports. Hizbollah responded by launching    rockets against northern Israeli cities and Israel followed with a full ground    offensive of southern Lebanon (“The Israel-Lebanon Crisis”).

At the beginning of the crisis the UN Security    Council was not able to reach consensus on how to end the hostilities. Secretary-General    Kofi Annan called for immediate ceasefire, supported by Lebanon’s government    and many Arab states. The US, on the other side, was more supportive of Israel    and its right to self-defense. European countries remained somewhat neutral,    condemning Hizbollah attacks, yet urging Israel to maintain proportionality    of its response (“The Israel-Lebanon Crisis”).

Following a line of negotiations, on 11 August    2006 the UN Security Council finally passed resolution 1701 that called for    immediate cessation of all military operations by both sides to the conflict.    Israel was to withdraw from southern Lebanon and Hizbollah was to cease its    rocket attacks (“The Israel-Lebanon Crisis”). The Lebanese Government    agreed to deploy 15,000 troops in Southern Lebanon and UNIFIL extended its presence    from 2,000 to 15,000 troops to support Lebanese forces in monitoring the ceasefire    (“The Israel-Lebanon Crisis”).

As a result of the conflict, more than 1,100    Lebanese died, more than 4,000 had been injured, and over one million Lebanese    were displaced for the duration of the war. The conflict caused tremendous damage    to Lebanon’s infrastructure. As a result of Israeli bombing, 80 bridges,    900 factories and commercial buildings, airports and an estimated 15,000 homes    were destroyed. On the Israeli side, the conflict led to death of 43 civilians    and 117 IDF soldiers. An estimated 4,000 Hizbollah rockets landed in Israel    during the conflict; 300,000 Israelis were displaced and more than a million    had to live in shelters to avoid rocket attacks (UNIFIL).

In addition to causing over a thousand deaths    and immense human suffering, the conflict had been extraordinary damaging to    the environment. In addition to the most high profile case of the immense oil    spill resulted from the bombing of Jiyyeh plant, the conflict caused large areas    of agricultural land to be contaminated with unexploded ordinance, and ground    and surface water pollution (UNEP 6-7).

In depth covarge of the story under this link:  http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/lebanon-war.htm