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Gulf Today
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Today
HRW accuses Israel of attacking civilians
Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Wednesday of 'indiscriminate' attacks on civilians during its recent war with Hezbollah, saying two deadly strikes in east Lebanon should be investigated as war crimes. A November 27 ceasefire sought to end more than a year of hostilities between the two sides that began with Iran-backed Hizbollah's cross-border fire at Israel in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas. More than 4,000 people were killed in Lebanon, most of them during two months of all-out war that erupted in September, according to Lebanese authorities. Among the dead were hundreds of Hizbollah's fighters and a slew of senior commanders. HRW said 'two unlawful Israeli strikes' on the town of Yunin in the eastern Bekaa Valley that killed more than 30 people 'were apparent indiscriminate attacks on civilians'. 'At least one of the attacks used an air-dropped bomb equipped with a United States-produced Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kit,' it said. 'The attacks should be investigated as war crimes.' On September 25, a strike 'killed a family of 23 people, all Syrians, including 13 children', HRW said, while another on November 1 on a two-storey house 'killed 10 people, including two children, one of them a year old'. HRW said it 'did not find any evidence of military activity or targets at either site' and that the Israeli army did not issue evacuation warnings ahead of the strikes. The rights watchdog said it had contacted the Israeli military about its findings but had 'not received a response'. AFP has also contacted the military for comment on the report. HRW's Ramzi Kaiss said in the statement that 'more and more evidence is emerging that Israeli forces repeatedly failed to protect civilians or adequately distinguish civilians from military targets during its strikes across Lebanon'. Washington's supply of weapons to Israel 'has made the US complicit in their unlawful use', HRW added. It urged the Lebanese government to give 'the International Criminal Court jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute crimes' and provide 'a path for justice for grieving families'. Swathes of Lebanon's south and east and parts of Beirut's southern suburbs were heavily damaged by Israeli bombardment during the hostilities. Agence France-Presse
Saba Yemen
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Amnesty International: "Israel" Committed War Crimes Against Civilians in Lebanon
London - SABA: Amnesty International has accused the Israeli army of launching indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Lebanon during the recent war, committing war crimes against citizens. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the human rights organization said: "There is mounting evidence of repeated violations of international humanitarian law," accusing Israeli forces of failing to distinguish between civilian and military targets in several strikes across different parts of Lebanon in 2023 and 2024. Ramzi Kaiss, a Lebanese researcher at Amnesty International, stated: "More and more evidence shows that Israeli forces repeatedly fail to protect civilians and do not adequately distinguish between civilian and military targets in their strikes across various parts of Lebanon in 2023 and 2024." Amnesty International pointed to two incidents it described as unlawful and likely constituting war crimes. On September 25 last year, an enemy airstrike in northeastern Lebanon killed 23 members of a Syrian refugee family, including 13 children. In another incident on November 1, 2024, a two-story residential building was bombed, resulting in the deaths of ten civilians. It is worth noting that the Zionist enemy has not adhered to the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on November 27, 2024, and still controls areas in southern Lebanon, despite the agreement stipulating its complete withdrawal after the ground military operation. Additionally, Israeli forces continue to launch near-daily raids on southern Lebanon. ContinueNew chat Facebook Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Arab News
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
HRW accuses Israel of ‘indiscriminate' attacks on civilians during war in Lebanon
'At least one of the attacks used an air-dropped bomb equipped with a US-produced Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kit,' HRW saidHRW's Ramzi Kaiss said in the statement that 'more and more evidence is emerging that Israeli forces repeatedly failed to protect civiliansBEIRUT: Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Wednesday of 'indiscriminate' attacks on civilians during its recent war with Hezbollah, saying two deadly strikes in east Lebanon should be investigated as war crimes.A November 27 ceasefire sought to end more than a year of hostilities between the two sides that began with Iran-backed Hezbollah's cross-border fire at Israel in support of its Palestinian ally than 4,000 people were killed in Lebanon, most of them during two months of all-out war that erupted in September, according to Lebanese the dead were hundreds of Hezbollah fighters and a slew of senior said 'two unlawful Israeli strikes' on the town of Yunin in the eastern Bekaa Valley that killed more than 30 people 'were apparent indiscriminate attacks on civilians.''At least one of the attacks used an air-dropped bomb equipped with a United States-produced Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kit,' it said.'The attacks should be investigated as war crimes.'On September 25, a strike 'killed a family of 23 people, all Syrians, including 13 children,' HRW said, while another on November 1 on a two-story house 'killed 10 people, including two children, one of them a year old.'HRW said it 'did not find any evidence of military activity or targets at either site' and that the Israeli army did not issue evacuation warnings ahead of the rights watchdog said it had contacted the Israeli military about its findings but had 'not received a response.'AFP has also contacted the military for comment on the Ramzi Kaiss said in the statement that 'more and more evidence is emerging that Israeli forces repeatedly failed to protect civilians or adequately distinguish civilians from military targets during its strikes across Lebanon.'Washington's supply of weapons to Israel 'has made the US complicit in their unlawful use,' HRW urged the Lebanese government to give 'the International Criminal Court jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute crimes' and provide 'a path for justice for grieving families.'Swathes of Lebanon's south and east and parts of Beirut's southern suburbs were heavily damaged by Israeli bombardment during the month, rights group Amnesty International said Israel's attacks on ambulances, paramedics and health facilities in Lebanon during the conflict should also be investigated as war crimes.
Middle East Eye
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Israeli destruction in Lebanon blocks return of displaced civilians, says HRW
Israeli attacks on towns and villages in southern Lebanon are preventing tens of thousands of displaced people from returning home, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports. 'Israel's deliberate demolition of civilian homes and infrastructure and its use of explosive weapons in populated areas are making it impossible for many residents to return to their villages and houses,' said Ramzi Kaiss, HRW's Lebanon researcher. Kaiss added that even if some homes remain standing, the lack of essential services - water, electricity, telecommunications, and healthcare - makes their return unfeasible. HRW researchers documented widespread destruction, including an Israeli strike on a water filtration and pumping station in Tyre on 18 November, which disrupted water access for around 72,000 people. While emergency repairs restored some supply within a month, the facility - Tyre's primary water source - must be completely rebuilt, said Kassem Khalifeh, the utility's chief supervisor.
