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HRW, Amnesty and Legal Agenda declare Israeli strike on journalist a war crime

Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Legal Agenda concluded on August 6, 2026 that an Israeli strike that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil in April 2026 constitutes a war crime. The 42-year-old journalist worked for Lebanese newspaper al-Akhbar; 21-year-old freelance photojournalist Zeinab Faraj was with her. The organizations say Israel deliberately targeted both women as civilians. Khalil may have remained alive hours after the strike, suggesting rescue delays contributed to her death. The UN reports Israel has killed at least 210 journalists in Gaza and 15 in Lebanon since 2023. Israel disputes the war crime designation.

6 August 2026 at 06:52

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Israel sprays glyphosate on land in Syria and Lebanon

Israel is sending aircraft across its border to spray glyphosate in Syria and Lebanon, leaving land barren, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung. In southern Syria, Hayel Alabdallah saw small aircraft spraying liquid over his family’s wheat fields in January, February and early March 2026. He said the aircraft came from the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights. An Israeli aircraft also sprayed herbicides in southern Syria in spring 2026. The available information does not specify the area affected, the amount of glyphosate used or the exact dates of the flights.

2 August 2026 at 13:46

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Volker Türk in Lebanon: Justice for war victims and UNIFIL withdrawal in focus

During a visit to Lebanon on July 26 and 27, 2026, Volker Türk discussed justice for victims of the war between Israel and Hezbollah. In an interview with Le Monde, the UN human rights chief addressed violations linked to the conflict, which ran from March to June 2026. He also voiced concern about UNIFIL’s withdrawal at the end of 2026. Türk said victims need opportunities to speak and to have their accounts acknowledged. The available information does not specify the violations, possible justice mechanisms or the terms of the withdrawal.

29 July 2026 at 16:11

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Direct US–Lebanon Flights: A 40-Year Ban

There have been no direct flights between the United States and Lebanon for approximately 40 years, according to Al Jazeera. The ban dates back to around 1986. The precise reasons for this long-standing prohibition remain unspecified in available information at this stage.

27 July 2026 at 19:45

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Kozo Okamoto, Japanese Red Army militant involved in 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Lebanon

Kozo Okamoto, a militant and member of the Japanese Red Army — an extreme-left armed group founded in February 1972 — has died in Lebanon at age 78, according to the New York Times. In 1972, he survived a suicide mission carried out with two other members of the organization at Tel Aviv airport. The Japanese Red Army was then allied with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a Palestinian organization with Marxist-Leninist ideology founded in 1967 by George Habache.

24 July 2026 at 20:38

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Israeli Army Destroys Three More Schools in Southern Lebanon, at Least 20 Total

The Israeli military destroyed three schools in southern Lebanon by explosives on July 18, 2026, bringing the total number of educational institutions destroyed since the conflict began to at least 20, according to Lebanon's Education Minister Rima Karami. Over 100 additional schools have been damaged. UNESCO warned in June 2026 that approximately 500,000 Lebanese children remain out of school. Since the escalation in March 2026, Israeli strikes have killed at least 4,324 people in Lebanon, including 250 children. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) documents over 11,000 buildings destroyed in the country's south.

18 July 2026 at 04:20

Lebanon

HRW, Amnesty and Legal Agenda declare Israeli strike on journalist a war crime

Israel sprays glyphosate on land in Syria and Lebanon

Volker Türk in Lebanon: Justice for war victims and UNIFIL withdrawal in focus

Direct US–Lebanon Flights: A 40-Year Ban

Kozo Okamoto, Japanese Red Army militant involved in 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Lebanon

Israeli Army Destroys Three More Schools in Southern Lebanon, at Least 20 Total

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HRW, Amnesty and Legal Agenda declare Israeli strike on journalist a war crime

Israel sprays glyphosate on land in Syria and Lebanon

Volker Türk in Lebanon: Justice for war victims and UNIFIL withdrawal in focus

Direct US–Lebanon Flights: A 40-Year Ban

Kozo Okamoto, Japanese Red Army militant involved in 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Lebanon

Israeli Army Destroys Three More Schools in Southern Lebanon, at Least 20 Total

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