United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says civilian objects should not be weaponised after a deadly wave of explosions across Lebanon targeted communication devices used by Hezbollah.

Both Israel and Lebanon have agreed to it. It prohibits the use of booby traps, which Lama Fakih, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, defines as "objects that civilians ...

After a bruising war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon’s new leaders sense an opportunity to revitalize the country’s ...

Washington, DC – The explosions of wireless communication devices across Lebanon this week in a series of attacks widely believed to have been carried out by Israel likely constitute a breach of ...

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib ... “Customary international humanitarian law prohibits the use of booby traps – objects that civilians are likely to be attracted to or ...

before being blown up. An officer of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) confirmed to AFP at the time that the objects were mainly dropped by helicopter. "It can be a toy or have ...

According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health ... the incidental loss of civilian life and damage to civilian objects. These precautions include doing everything feasible to verify that ...

in south Lebanon, in the Beqaa Valley and in Beirut. AMY GOODMAN: As Guterres decries the weaponization of civilian objects, can you talk about, on the ground, in the hospitals, the kind of ...

During the fighting against Hezbollah, the IDF used a new laser air defense system. Information about the successful start of ...