Tensions between Israel and neighbouring state Lebanon have escalated since the senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri was killed in a targeted assassination in Beirut, Lebanon on 2 January 2024. Hezbollah, Hamas' Lebanese ally and a Shia Islamist political and militant group, claim that Israel is responsible for the attacks while Isreal has denied the allegation. Following the killing, Lebanon has filed a complaint to the UN Security Council describing the incident as the “most dangerous phase” of Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.
The prospect of a broader regional conflict is growing as video footages of Israeli warplanes dropping internationally banned white phosphorus on residential areas in Al-Khayaam, South Lebanon are being shared on social media. See an X post of the alleged Israeli attacks on Lebanon:
Israel just bombed a residential area in South, Lebanon with banned phosphorus munitions, violated Security Council resolution SCR 1701 and international law with absolutely no consequences.
This is another war crime and the International Criminal Court remains silent. pic.twitter.com/lBYKdaUbUE
— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) January 6, 2024
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