Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has condemned Israel’s continued attacks on Lebanon, saying Israel is violating international humanitarian law and calling for greater international action to protect civilians.

Israeli forces have stepped up attacks on homes and civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon and shelled the outskirts of Beit Jinn in Syria’s Damascus countryside.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the south and the return of displaced people to their areas constitute ‘national principles’ that must be upheld.

Israel escalates demolitions across south Lebanon, destroying a school, water wells, and scores of homes; a 1,100-ton blast on Ali al-Taher ridge triggered a 4.1-magnitude tremor.

Iran has vehemently censured the ongoing Israeli air and artillery attacks across several areas of southern Lebanon, praising the nation’s resilience in the face of the Israeli occupation.

At least 17 people have been killed and 20 wounded in Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon over the past 48 hours.

The Israeli occupation regime has carried out an air attack on a building in the southern Lebanese village of Deir al-Zahrani, in the Nabatieh district.