And Friday, he announced Israeli army His planes raided Hezbollah targets “adjacent to the Masnaa border crossing” in the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon, which, according to Lebanese officials, led to the cutting of the road between the two countries.
And considered “Human Rights WatchIn a statement Monday, Israeli air strikes “hinder civilians trying to flee and disrupt humanitarian operations,” which “exposes civilians to grave risks.”
She added, “Even if an Israeli attack targets a legitimate military target, it may still be unlawful if it is expected to cause direct civilian harm that is disproportionate to the expected military gain.”
She continued, “If Hezbollah forces are using the crossing to transport weapons, they are also failing to take all possible measures to protect civilians in the areas they control.”
And he announced Israeli army Last week, it raided a ground tunnel under the Lebanese-Syrian border, which Hezbollah, which Iran supplies with money and weapons and whose weapons are facilitated by Syria, was using “to transport a lot of combat means.”
The international road between Lebanon and Syria is still closed in both directions as a result of the raid. Tens of thousands of Lebanese and Syrian refugees have taken it since Israel began its heavy raids on Hezbollah strongholds.
Agence France-Presse quoted an official in the Syrian Ministry of Transport as saying that the road between Damascus and Beirut is still “completely blocked” to car traffic, but it is “available for people on foot.”
The Lebanese authorities counted the crossing of more than 370,000 people from Lebanon to… SyriaDuring the period between September 23 and 30, the majority of them were Syrians.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, confirmed on Sunday that civilians, both Lebanese and refugees, are trapped under Israeli bombing, pointing out that some of them are forced to leave, while others want to do so but cannot.
Before the recent escalation, the Lebanese authorities estimated that there were nearly two million Syrian refugees on its territory, more than 774,000 of whom were registered with the United Nations.
Lama Fakih, director of the Middle East and North Africa division at Human Rights Watch, said in the statement, “By cutting off the Masnaa crossing at a time when hundreds of thousands of civilians are trying to escape the war while many others are in need of aid, the Israeli army is threatening grave civilian harm.” She continued, “Until If the crossing is used for military purposes, Israel must take into account the expected civilian damage compared to the expected military gain from the attack.
