A child watches as Palestinians dig deep into the ground using an excavator, reportedly searching for bodies, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on October 17, 2025. Hamas stressed it was committed to returning all remains of hostages still unearthed under the rubble in Gaza, while a Turkish official said experts sent to help find the bodies were still waiting for permission from Israel on Friday. (Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad / Middle East Images via AFP)
While war has always been an ecological disaster, it used to be a relatively localised phenomenon. The effects of war could be mitigated by moving away from destroyed land and restoration was possible over time. More recently, the loss of wild areas and the increasingly destructive technologies and strategies used in warfare have dev
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