# Israel is ‘disrupting entire ecosystems’, including Lebanon’s wheat crop

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/israel-is-disrupting-entire-ecosystems-including-lebanons-wheat-crop/
- Published: 2026-11-11T15:48:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T21:50:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/israel-is-disrupting-entire-ecosystems-including-lebanons-wheat-crop?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Middle East, World

## Key points

- Attacks have damaged wheat fields and farmers’ livelihoods in Lebanon.
- Fallow wheat land has risen from 9 to about 24 per cent.
- The Bekaa Valley produces roughly 64 per cent of Lebanon’s wheat.

## Summary

Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley have damaged wheat-growing land and disrupted farmers’ livelihoods, according to researchers and food security experts. They say the destruction and abandonment of farmland may also weaken local ecosystems and increase the risk of drought and desertification.

The share of land previously used for wheat that is now fallow has risen from 9 per cent to about 24 per cent since 2023. Researchers found wheat-growing areas in the south lost 47 per cent in the 2023–24 season and 61 per cent in 2024–25; the Bekaa Valley, which produces about 64 per cent of Lebanon’s wheat, lost 43 per cent and 57 per cent respectively. Cropland destruction reached 100 per cent in Bint Jbeil and about 32 per cent in the Baalbeck district.

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