UN condemns Israeli strikes on Lebanon, calls casualty reports 'appalling' - Reuters
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"The scale of the killing and destruction in Lebanon today is nothing short of horrific."
— Volker Turk , Politician
"The scale of the killing and destruction in Lebanon today is nothing short of horrific."
— Volker Turk , Politician
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The United Nations condemned Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon, describing the reports of hundreds of casualties as 'appalling' and urging adherence to international humanitarian law.
The UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk condemned the 'horrific' scale of casualties in Lebanon due to Israeli airstrikes, urging for prompt investigations into alleged violations.
UN rights chief Volker Turk described the scale of killing in Lebanon due to Israeli airstrikes as 'horrific' and called for international action to end the violence.
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