Israeli Strikes on Civilian Population in Lebanon is a Concern: UN Human Rights Office
News: 15/4/2025
The UN human rights office made their concern known on Tuesday about the need to protect civilians in Lebanon as Israeli military operations have continued to kill civilians there since a ceasefire in November. The UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said:
“The Israeli military operations in Lebanon continue to kill and injure civilians, and destroy civilian infrastructure, raising concerns regarding the protection of civilian.”
That about 71 civilians have been killed, 14 were women and 9 children since the ceasefire came into effect on 27/11/2024 and 92,000 civilians are still displaced, according to OHCHR. The UN Human Rights Office urged that an investigations should be done concerning all allegations of violations. Each and every military action where civilians are killed must be investigated also.
The UN's rights office raised concern about recent Israeli military operations hitting civilian infrastructure, including a strike on April 3 which destroyed a newly established medical centre run by the Islamic Health Society in Naqoura.
He further added that a ceasefire is needed so as to avert any risk in Lebanon, Israel and the whole region entirely.
Regardless of the ceasefire, Israeli airstrikes have kept up pressure on Hezbollah, which it accuses of maintaining military infrastructure in the south. A senior Hezbollah official told Reuters that the group is ready to communicate with the Lebanese president concerning its weapons if Israel withdraws from south Lebanon and stops its strikes.
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