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Amid Israeli drone attacks and landmines, Lebanese firefighters battle widespread wildfires

From NRC Handelsblad · () Dutch

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  • Lebanese emergency crews are working overtime to contain wildfires in southern Lebanon after nearly three years of war.
  • The fires often occur amid Israeli drone attacks and landmines, and are frequently attributed to the Israeli army.
  • Photographer Guy Peterson accompanied firefighters for a day and quoted them describing the fires as another form of exhaustion.

In southern Lebanon, firefighters are spending the summer battling wildfires amid Israeli drone attacks and landmines.

The emergency services have been working overtime after nearly three years of war. Many of the fires are described as having been started by the Israeli army.

British photographer Guy Peterson followed Lebanese firefighters for a day. They told him they saw the fires as a way to further wear them down and deny them any moment of rest.

They see this as a way to wear them down further, to give them no moment of rest.

· Lebanese firefightersThe firefighters described how they viewed the recurring wildfires amid the conflict.
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Originally published by NRC Handelsblad in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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