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UN experts condemn Israeli strikes on Lebanon, without mentioning Hezbollah or attacks on Israelis
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Three United Nations experts condemn Israeli strikes on Lebanon, without mentioning the Hezbollah terrorist group’s strikes on Israeli civilians.
Israel launched a counter-offensive against Hezbollah after the terrorists began firing hundreds of projectiles at Israel last week amid US-Israeli strikes against Hezbollah’s sponsor, Iran.
The attacks have sent hundreds of thousands of Israelis to bomb shelters and wounded two people in a strike on a home this morning.
Since March 2, the terror group has launched on average around 100 rockets a day, according to the IDF.
The three UN experts are Paula Gaviria, the special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, George Katrougalos, independent expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, and Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur for the Palestinians, who has a history of antisemitism.
“The Israeli bombardment of Lebanon is a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, international humanitarian law and human rights law and must cease immediately,” the statement says.
The Times of Israel Community.