Israeli air campaign sharply escalates

The Security Council adopted resolution 2749, demanding full implementation of resolution 1701 and calling for cessation of hostilities. The UN mission remained deployed amid cross-border fighting.

Thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon and parts of Syria. Human Rights Watch reported Lebanese ministry figures of at least 12 deaths and 2,800 injuries in its initial statement, including...

Human Rights Watch warned that explosive devices with unknowable locations could be indiscriminate and called for an impartial investigation. Its statement documented injuries in civilian settings.

HRW reported that the September 17 pager explosions killed and injured civilians as well as Hezbollah members, and raised serious concerns under international humanitarian law.

Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli military base and a weapons-manufacturing headquarters; HRW reported rockets also affected residential areas near Haifa and Nazareth. This is a reported claim,...

UN officials said tens of thousands fled newly intensified air strikes, adding to more than 110,000 people displaced since October 2023; humanitarian agencies mobilised shelters and supplies.

The UN reported that Israeli strikes had caused hundreds of deaths in a day, with tens of thousands newly displaced. These were provisional figures cited from Lebanese authorities.

UN briefing cited Lebanese authorities reporting nearly 600 deaths in the recent escalation, including children and women, and damage to water infrastructure affecting access to clean water.

HRW documented the dramatic escalation of Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Hezbollah rocket launches and risks to civilians, calling for compliance with international humanitarian law.

The UN described a catastrophic escalation, with large-scale displacement, damage to infrastructure and emergency funding allocations for relief operations.