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Burned trees, traumatized animals: Nature is revealing the unseen effects of Israel’s wars

JL;DR SUMMARY In the Hula Valley, Israel, the environmental impacts of conflicts with Hezbollah have become increasingly evident. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HezbollahConflictWildfireEnvironmentEcosystemKkl JnfBiodiversityHula ValleyBird MigrationWildlife Rehabilitation

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Hula Valley, Northern District, Israel
"Cranes seen at the Hula Valley lake, northern Israel, Jan. 23, 2025."
Northern District, Israel
"The trees abutting the road leading to Biriya Forest, a nature preserve in northern Israel, at first resemble spruces turning autumnal shades of red."
Southern District, Israel
"The cascading effects continued this week as the splashy kickoff for a new forest in the western Negev to honor war victims."
Tzfat, Northern District, Israel
"The damage caused to the Biriya Forest in northern Israeli city of Tzfat, following missile attacks from Lebanon, July 10, 2024."
Lebanon
"...were only charred remnants the devastating result of rocket-induced wildfires that destroyed thousands of acres of forest while Israel battled Hezbollah in Lebanon."

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