UN experts condemn Israeli strikes on Lebanon, UN rights body says

April 15, 2026 9:34 AM EDT

Dust rises following the demolition of buildings by Israeli forces, according to UNIFIL, in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, April 3, 2026. Kandice Ardiel (UN)/Handout via REUTERS

April 15 (Reuters) - ‌United Nations ​experts ​on Wednesday condemned Israel's bombing in Lebanon ‌earlier this month as "illegal aggression and ⁠indiscriminate bombing campaign", the United ‌Nations Human Rights Council ‌said.

"This is not self-defence. It is a blatant violation of ​the UN Charter, a deliberate destruction of prospects ⁠for peace, and an affront to multilateralism and ​the UN-based international order," the experts were quoted as ​saying in a ‌statement.

Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon ⁠since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, killing more ⁠than 250 people on April 8, ​as the Iran-aligned group resumed rocket attacks on northern Israel after a ‌brief pause under a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

Israeli Prime ‌Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said ⁠Lebanon was ‌not part ​of the ceasefire.

(Reporting by Thomas Seythal, editing by Linda ‌Pasquini)



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