This would be that peculiar definition of civilian that means they were only counted after they dropped their weapons at their feet.
[IsraelTimes] Rights office spokesman calls for ‘prompt and impartial’ investigation, says only civilian fatalities discovered after strike on Ain al-Hilweh that IDF said targeted Hamas facilityThe United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
human rights
...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions...
office on Tuesday said at least 127 civilians had been killed in IDF strikes in Leb
...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects....since the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took effect a year ago, and called for an investigation and for the truce to be upheld.
"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," said Thameen al-Kheetan, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, at a Geneva press briefing.
He said the number reflected deaths it had verified based on its own strict methodology but that the real toll could be higher.
The November 27, 2024, ceasefire agreement required both Israel and Hezbollah to vacate southern Lebanon, while allowing Israel to act against imminent threats from Lebanon.
It envisioned the Lebanese military and international peacekeeping force UNIFIL taking over south Lebanon and dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure there.
Israel, which says Hezbollah is rebuilding, has intensified its attacks on the Iran-backed terror group in recent days, including a strike that killed its de facto military leader on Sunday.
Lebanon has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire by continuing its strikes and holding onto five spots along the countries’ border.
According to Lebanon’s health ministry, more than 330 people have been killed in Lebanon and 945 have been maimed since ceasefire took effect.
The figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants. The IDF says that, since the ceasefire took effect, it has killed over 350 Hezbollah operatives and members of allied terror groups, hit hundreds of Hezbollah sites, and conducted over 1,200 raids and other small operations in southern Lebanon.