UN says Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Hezbollah rockets into Israel may breach international law

April 24, 2026 9:51 PM

UN says Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Hezbollah rockets into Israel may breach international law

The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it has documented patterns of attacks on civilians in populated areas and residential buildings in Lebanon and Israel that may amount to serious violations of international humanitarian law. The report covers the first three weeks of the latest escalation, which began after Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel on March 2, prompting Israel to respond with a large‑scale military offensive. Since then, nearly 2,500 people have been killed in Lebanon, ...

UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran

March 3, 2026 5:36 PM

UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran

The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday urged what it called the forces behind a deadly attack on a girls' school in Iran to investigate and share insights into the incident, without saying who it believed was responsible. "The High Commissioner (Volker Turk) calls for a prompt, impartial and thorough investigation into the circumstances of the attack. The onus is on the forces that carried out the attack to investigate it," U.N. human rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told a Geneva ...