Israel threats of Gaza-level destruction in Lebanon 'unacceptable', UN says

Threats from Israeli officials to unleash Gaza-level destruction on Lebanon are "wholly unacceptable", the U.N. said Tuesday, and warned that "deliberately attacking civilians or civilian objects amounts to a war crime". Israel has stepped up strikes and deployed ground troops to its northern neighbor since March 2, when Lebanon was dragged into the Middle East war after Tehran ally Hezbollah attacked Israel with rockets in retaliation for the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
2026-03-17 14:09:53