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Agricultural Organizations: Foot-and-Mouth Measures Should Be Implemented in Occupied Territories

Published March 16, 2026, 12:09
Agricultural Organizations: Foot-and-Mouth Measures Should Be Implemented in Occupied Territories

Agricultural organizations emphasize the need to implement foot-and-mouth disease measures also in the occupied territories, as animal culling continues. Representatives of the organizations stated that if the measures are not implemented in the occupied territories as well, the situation will be precarious. They also call for a temporary closure of the checkpoints to limit the possibility of virus transmission. They emphasize that strict measures are being taken in livestock units and that farmers will be fully compensated for their losses, including loss of income. They point out that compliance with protocols is the only way to deal with the epidemic.