IDF ‘increasing attacks’: UN says 127 civilians killed by Israel in Lebanon since ceasefire

The UN human rights office said that at least 127 civilians had been killed in Lebanon in strikes by the Israeli military since the ceasefire’s implementation.

Following a series of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the UN and Lebanese Health Ministry on Tuesday reported casualty estimates for those wounded and killed in the country since the implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and the terror group nearly a year ago.

The UN human rights office said that at least 127 civilians had been killed in Lebanon in strikes by the Israeli military since the ceasefire’s implementation, and called for an investigation into the matter and for the truce to be respected.

“Almost a year since the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel was agreed, we continue to witness increasing attacks by the Israeli military, resulting in the killing of civilians and destruction of civilian objects in Lebanon, coupled with alarming threats of a wider, intensified offensive,” Thameen Al-Kheetan, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, said at a Geneva press briefing.

He said the number included deaths the UN had verified using its own strict methodology, but that the actual level could be higher.

Lebanese Health Ministry reports 331 ‘martyrs’ since ceasefire start

Earlier on Tuesday, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported that 331 “martyrs” had been killed since the start of the ceasefire and that another 945 had been wounded.

The ministry did not distinguish between civilians and combatants.

The reports come two days after Israel killed Hezbollah military commander Ali Tabatabai in a strike in Beirut. Four additional Hezbollah terrorists were killed along with him.