"The threat is real. Similar tactics to those used in Gaza are playing out in Lebanon: evacuation orders followed shortly thereafter by the wholesale destruction of entire apartment blocks, dozens of medics and first responders killed, Israeli soldiers looting the homes of civilians, infrastructure including bridges connecting the south to the rest of the country decimated."
"If Israel's operations in Lebanon continue, worse will follow. As in Gaza and the West Bank, there is a real possibility that land now occupied by Israeli forces in Lebanon won't ever be returned, but instead slowly settled and annexed."
"Israel's violations of international law in Gaza are so unequivocal that former allies and Western states, most recently Iceland and the Netherlands, have joined South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza."
"The answer will depend in large part on whether Lebanon finally decides, as Palestine did, to join the International Criminal Court (ICC)."
The situation in Lebanon mirrors the violence seen in Gaza, with significant civilian casualties and destruction. Over 1,200 people have died, including many children, and one million are displaced. Israeli tactics involve evacuation orders followed by widespread destruction. The potential for land annexation exists if operations continue. International law's response hinges on Lebanon's potential ICC membership, which could provide a path for accountability similar to Palestine's pursuit of justice for war crimes and genocide allegations against Israel.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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