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Lebanon Slams Report on
HRW plans to release on September 6 a report documenting Israeli attacks that killed civilians in Lebanon.
The Lebanese unconstitutional government on Wednesday condemned a report by a rights group criticizing what it described as "the Hezbollah group's attacks on Israel" during last year's war, saying the document was a complete distortion of facts.
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) report due for release on Thursday tackles what it says is the extent "Hezbollah targeted or indiscriminately fired its rockets toward civilians and civilian objects in Israel" during the 34-day war, according to a statement by the New York-based group. But even before the release of the report and a planned press conference by HRW in Beirut on Thursday, Lebanon was scathing in its criticism.
"Israel during the attacks of July 2006 violated all international conventions," the head of the unconstitutional government Fuad Siniora's office said in a statement. "It killed nearly 1,200 Lebanese and injured thousands more and 72 hours after UN Resolution 1701 was adopted, it dropped 3.5 million cluster bombs in the south of the country."
The Lebanese unconstitutional government on Wednesday condemned a report by a rights group criticizing what it described as "the Hezbollah group's attacks on Israel" during last year's war, saying the document was a complete distortion of facts.
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) report due for release on Thursday tackles what it says is the extent "Hezbollah targeted or indiscriminately fired its rockets toward civilians and civilian objects in Israel" during the 34-day war, according to a statement by the New York-based group. But even before the release of the report and a planned press conference by HRW in Beirut on Thursday, Lebanon was scathing in its criticism.
"Israel during the attacks of July 2006 violated all international conventions," the head of the unconstitutional government Fuad Siniora's office said in a statement. "It killed nearly 1,200 Lebanese and injured thousands more and 72 hours after UN Resolution 1701 was adopted, it dropped 3.5 million cluster bombs in the south of the country."
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"We don't take sides about who is right and who is wrong and our primary focus in this conflict has been to protect civilians," Houry said.
Hezbollah spokesman Hussein Rahal said Human Rights Watch should start by criticizing Israel. "We were the victims during this war and people have a right to defend themselves. "We did not target civilians but Israel on the other hand did target the civilian population in Lebanon."