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Responding to the unprecedented escalation by the Israeli military which said it conducted the \u201clargest coordinated wave of strikes\u201d today attacking 100 sites across Lebanon within 10 minutes, killing and wounding hundreds, Amnesty International\u2019s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Heba Morayef said:<\/p>\n

\u201cJust hours after the world cautiously welcomed news of a US-Israeli ceasefire with Iran, in Lebanon the nightmare for civilians has become more terrifying. Today has been the deadliest day since the latest round of fighting began on 2 March with an intense barrage of air strikes carried out across south Lebanon, the Beqaa valley and in crowded civilian areas in central Beirut – many without warning. \u00a0Hospitals have put out calls for blood donations, overwhelmed by the number of injured arriving.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven before today\u2019s attack, which the Israeli military referred to as operation \u2018Eternal Darkness\u2019, more than 1,500 people had been killed and over a million people displaced from their homes across the country. Civilians in Lebanon are already paying an unbearable price with children, health workers and journalists amongst those killed \u2013 the latest attacks will only escalate this devastating human toll.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe reiterate the urgent need Israel to uphold its obligations under international humanitarian law and ensure civilians are protected. Israel has an appalling track record of carrying out unlawful attacks in Lebanon and displaying a callous disregard for civilian life, fueled by the impunity Israeli officials feel they enjoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recent warning from the Israeli military spokesperson that Hezbollah has repositioned from the southern suburbs of Beirut to north Beirut and mixed areas of the city has raised fears of further attacks in civilian areas. Israeli forces are bound by their obligations under international humanitarian law to distinguish between civilians and military objectives and to categorically refrain from carrying out direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects, indiscriminate, disproportionate attacks.They are required to take all feasible precautions to minimize harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure, including by avoiding the use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects in densely populated residential areas. Failure to uphold these obligations constitutes a serious violation of international law and places civilian lives in imminent danger.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese attacks are a reminder that states must immediately halt the transfer of arms and weapons to Israel given the overriding risk that they will be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fatima, an eyewitness to one of the strikes described the devastating scenes after an attack struck the building across the road from her house in Salim Salam, Beirut:<\/p>\n

\u201cI grabbed my laptop and rushed to the street. It was apocalyptic. Bodies on the ground. Blood everywhere. I saw countless wounded adults and children. I walked further but it was the same scene in the other neighbourhoods too. I did not know where to go. I just walked aimlessly trying to get as far as possible. It was a nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 8 April the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for the southern suburbs of Beirut, the city of Tyre and reiterated mass evacuation orders to north of the Zahrani River.<\/p>\n

At around 2:30pm, within just\u00a010 minutes<\/a>\u00a0the Israeli military launched a series of attacks\u00a0on\u00a0at least\u00a048\u00a0areas, including on crowded residential neighbourhoods\u00a0and civilian infrastructure,\u00a0in the south of Lebanon,\u00a0north of Lebanon, Mount Lebanon, Bekaa,\u00a0Beirut suburbs and central Beirut.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0that it had conducted coordinated strikes targeting \u201c100\u00a0Hezbollah\u00a0command centers and military sites\u201d\u00a0 located \u201cwithin the heart of the civilian population\u201d. \u00a0Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz described the attacks as \u201cthe largest concentrated blow Hezbollah has suffered since the pagers operation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Since 2024, Amnesty International has documented the Israeli military\u2019s use of white phosphorus, and indiscriminate mass explosions targeting electronic devices. Israeli attacks in Lebanon have had a significant civilian toll and have included unlawful airstrikes on residential neighbourhoods as well as attacks on journalists, health facilities, ambulances and paramedics.<\/p>\n

The organization also highlighted how the Israeli military extensively destroyed and damaged civilian structures and agricultural land in southern Lebanon between 1 October 2024 and 26 January 2025, continuing well after the November 2024 ceasefire. Amnesty International has also documented Hezbollah\u2019s unlawful firing of unguided rockets into populated civilian areas in Israel, leading to the death and injury of civilians and the destruction of civilian homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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