Today, Friday, it condemned the explosions of communications devices in, and considered them a violation of international law. According to Agence France-Presse.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stressed before the Security Council on Friday that international law prohibits the “bugging” of civilian devices.
Turk stressed during a meeting requested by Algeria after the simultaneous explosions this week of militia radio communications devices in Lebanon, that “committing acts of violence aimed at spreading terror among civilians is a war crime.”
Earlier, Firas Al-Abyad announced that the death toll from the explosion of communications devices used by Hezbollah members during the past two days had risen to 37 dead and 3,539 wounded.
The minister explained that 12 people were killed in the first wave of pager explosions on Tuesday, and 25 people were killed in the second wave of explosions that affected wireless communication devices on Wednesday.
Following Wednesday's bombing, Turk stressed the "necessity of holding accountable" those responsible for blowing up the communications devices of the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
He said in a statement: “The simultaneous targeting of thousands of people, whether civilians or members of armed groups, without knowing who was in possession of the targeted devices, their location, and the environment they were in when the attack occurred, constitutes a violation of international human rights law and humanitarian law.” International to the extent applicable.