联合国人权事务高级专员沃尔克·图尔克在黎巴嫩访问期间表示，以色列必须结束对黎巴嫩南部的占领并停止拆除民居。[1] 图尔克指出以色列的某些行为可能构成战争罪。[1]
这一声明在黎以官员定于罗马举行直接谈判前一周发表，谈判将就6月26日达成的框架协议进行磋商。[1] 该框架协议规定黎巴嫩军队部署在黎南部并以色列军队撤离。[1] 黎巴嫩总统约瑟夫·奥恩表示，以色列继续的军事存在和拆除房屋可能"破坏协议的有效性"。[1]
黎以冲突自3月2日开始以来，已造成4000多人死亡和120万人流离失所。[1]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called on Israel to cease its occupation of southern Lebanon and halt the demolition of residential homes during a visit to the country [1]. Türk asserted that certain Israeli actions may constitute war crimes [1], remarks made one week ahead of scheduled direct negotiations between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Rome to discuss a framework agreement reached on June 26 [1].
The conflict between Israel and Lebanon has claimed over 4,000 lives and displaced 1.2 million people since March 2 [1]. Under the framework agreement signed on June 26, Lebanese armed forces are to deploy in southern Lebanon while Israeli troops withdraw [1]. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has warned that Israel's continued military presence and demolitions could "undermine the agreement's effectiveness" [1].
At the UN General Assembly, Israel joined the United States, Russia, and ten other countries in voting against Türk's reelection [1], signaling discord over his positions on the Middle Eastern conflict.