UN rights chief calls for diplomatic efforts to address Lebanon crisis

24/9/2024 19:15

        The U.N. human rights chief on Tuesday called on anyone with influence in the Middle East or elsewhere to seek to avert any further escalation in hostilities
        between Israel and Hezbollah, voicing alarm at the sharp escalation.
        
        Israel's military said on Tuesday it struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight, a day after it launched a wave of airstrikes against the Iran-backed group's sites in Lebanon's deadliest day in decades. Nearly 500 people have been killed and tens of thousands have fled from areas of southern Lebanon.
        
        "UN High Commissioner Volker Türk calls on all States and actors with influence in the region and beyond to avert further escalation and do everything they can to ensure full respect for international law," Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for Turk said at a Geneva press briefing.
        
        "The methods and means of warfare that are being used raises very serious concerns about whether this is compliant with international humanitarian law," she added.