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Posted on April 15, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleUN human rights experts condemned Israeli air strikes in Lebanon earlier this month as “illegal aggression” and a breach of the UN Charter, after Israel’s deadliest bombardment since the conflict began killed over 250 people on April 8. The strikes occurred despite a US-Iran ceasefire, which Israel’
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)
UN experts condemned the strikes as illegal aggression and violations of the UN Charter.
More than 250 people were killed during the strikes on April 8.
The Iran-aligned group Hezbollah resumed rocket attacks on northern Israel after a brief pause under a U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire.
The strikes are seen as harming prospects for peace and undermining the UN-based international order.
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