Depleted uranium is a deadly weapon.. Did Israel use it in Lebanon?

As for the precautions that must be taken by the population, Saliba said, “A mask must be worn in and around areas that are being bombed, and the skin must be covered and not exposed to polluted dust.”

She pointed out that "these bombs were used in the Gulf War (without specifying which war) and the Yugoslav War, and recently the United States and Britain supplied Ukraine with these bombs to use in penetrating Russian tanks, according to several press reports."

Saliba said, "Confirming the use of these bombs in the bombing of Lebanon requires local measurements, whether by collecting a sample of dust and studying it in the laboratory or measuring it through a machine dedicated to monitoring radioactive materials."

Lebanese Chemists: "Very Important Warning"

According to a statement issued by the Lebanese Chemists Syndicate on Sunday, Israel has already used bombs containing depleted uranium in its raids on Lebanon.

She added, "The use of these types of internationally banned weapons, especially in the densely populated capital Beirut, leads to massive destruction, and their dust causes many diseases, especially when inhaled."

She called on the international community to "stop the aggression against Lebanon and stop the use of internationally banned bombs."

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced in a statement on Sunday that there is no evidence yet of the use of uranium in the Israeli attacks against Lebanon, after it contacted the government's Atomic Energy Commission.

The ministry added that the director of the authority, Bilal Nasouli, confirmed that "there is no evidence of the use of uranium in the Israeli attacks against Lebanon so far."

Since September 23, Israel has expanded the scope of the genocide it has been committing in Gaza since October 7, 2023, to include Lebanon and the capital Beirut, with unprecedentedly intense and bloody air strikes, and a ground incursion it began in the south, ignoring international warnings and UN resolutions.

According to official figures, Israel has killed 2,044 people and injured 9,678 since the start of the exchange of fire with Hezbollah on October 8, 2023, including 1,212 dead and 3,427 wounded, including a large number of children and women, and more than 1.2 million displaced, since Tel Aviv began its war on Lebanon on September 23 until Sunday evening.

Hezbollah responds daily by launching missiles, drones and artillery shells targeting military sites and settlements across Israel. While Tel Aviv announces some of its human and material losses, Israeli military censorship strictly covers most of the losses, according to observers.

For decades, Israel has occupied Arab lands in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, and rejects the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the borders before the 1967 war, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Source: Anadolu Agency