Amnesty International has said that the mass forced displacement orders issued by the Israeli military in Lebanon constitute a “war crime” under international law.
Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday, June 17, that Amnesty International made the statement in a newly released report.
According to the report, Amnesty International said that in parts of southern Lebanon, the forced displacement of civilians by the Israeli military and the prevention of their return amount to an “unlawful transfer,” which constitutes a “war crime.”
Amnesty International stated that the Israeli military has “significantly expanded” its use of such orders, displacing hundreds of thousands of people across Lebanon.
This comes as Lebanese officials have said that since the start of Israel’s large-scale attacks on the country on March 2, more than 3,800 people have been killed, 11,850 others wounded, and more than one million people displaced.