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Asbestos hazard in buildings damaged by Hezbollah rockets

The public is urged to report asbestos hazards to the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo (left), head of the IDF Home Front Command, at the scene of a Hezbollah rocket attack in Kiryat Bialik, near Haifa, on Sept. 22, 2024. Credit: IDF.
Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo (left), head of the IDF Home Front Command, at the scene of a Hezbollah rocket attack in Kiryat Bialik, near Haifa, on Sept. 22, 2024. Credit: IDF.
(Jan. 1, 2025 / JNS)

The Environmental Protection Ministry and the Health Ministry are warning of exposure to asbestos in northern Israel as a result of the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Damage to structures in the region during the 14-month long war might have caused the release of asbestos fibers, which are carcinogenic.

Hezbollah launched approximately 17,000 projectiles at Israel during the war.

The public is urged to report concerns regarding an asbestos hazard by calling the Environmental Protection Agency hotline at *6911.

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