Beirut, Feb. 6 -- Lebanon has accused the Israeli army aircraft of spraying "toxic substances" over its agricultural land in several villages, raising concerns for environmental and food security.

According to a BBC report, residents from several villages reported the spraying, which comes more than a year after the war between the Lebanese Shia Islamist group and Israel ended through a ceasefire.

Laboratory tests conducted revealed that the substance was glyphosate, the Agriculture and Environment Ministries confirmed, a substance which is used to destroy vegetation.

The chemical's concentration in some samples was between "20 and 30 times the levels usually accepted," the ministries said. The substance also has risks to ecosystems al...