The UN human rights office will send investigators to Lebanon to assess potential violations of international law by all parties during the current war. UN human rights chief Volker Türk announced the deployment, which is set to occur next week.
The investigation aims to document and report on potential violations of international law and human rights law by all parties, seeking accountability for actions during the ongoing conflict.
The UN human rights office will deploy a team of investigators to Lebanon next week to assess potential violations of international law by all parties during the current war, UN human rights chief Volker Türk announced. This marks the first time such an assessment mission will be sent.
Lebanon became involved in the wider Middle East conflict on March 2 when the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militia fired rockets at Israel in solidarity with Iran, prompting a major Israeli air and ground campaign. Fighting has continued despite a U.S.-declared ceasefire on April 16, with Lebanon reporting nearly 3,500 Israeli strikes since the truce. The crisis is severely impacting food security, with approximately 1.24 million people in Lebanon expected to face crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity until August.