UN alleges Israeli strikes have killed at least 127 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire

The UN human rights office says that at least 127 civilians have been killed in Lebanon in strikes by the Israel military since a ceasefire nearly a year ago, and calls for an investigation and for the truce to be respected.

“Almost a year since the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel was agreed, we continue to witness increasing attacks by the Israeli military, resulting in the killing of civilians and destruction of civilian objects in Lebanon, coupled with alarming threats of a wider, intensified offensive,” says Thameen Al-Kheetan, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, at a Geneva press briefing.

The UN’s methodology for counting the number of civilian deaths is not immediately clear. Israel says it has killed over 350 members of Hezbollah and other terror groups who were violating the truce in strikes since November of last year. Hezbollah members often operate under civilian guises, rather than openly.