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Israel’s destruction in Lebanon could amount to war crimes: Amnesty

A man inspects the site of an Israeli air attack on Deir Siryan town in the Marjayoun district, southern Lebanon, August 7, 2025, where at least two people were killed [File: EPA]

Amnesty International is leading calls for a probe into Israel’s widescale destruction of civilian property in southern Lebanon, saying those actions must be investigated as war crimes.

The human rights organisation said on Tuesday it found Israel manually laid explosives and bulldozers to “devastate civilian structures, including homes, mosques, cemeteries, roads, parks and soccer pitches, across 24 municipalities”.

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