Amnesty International announced that tens of thousands of residents of southern Lebanon are still barred from returning to their villages, stating that forced displacement and Israel's prevention of residents returning to their areas may amount to a war crime.
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The organization noted that Israeli evacuation orders in Lebanon have unlawfully displaced hundreds of thousands of people, emphasizing that Israel has failed to provide adequate safeguards for the safety of civilians covered by the evacuation orders in southern Lebanon.
Furthermore, the organization revealed that the area where Israel prohibits return now covers about 6% of Lebanon's total land area, after Israel expanded it in southern Lebanon to approximately 600 square kilometers. It added that more than one million people remain displaced within Lebanon as of June 7.
The report also pointed out that the Israeli occupation army killed 81 civilians and injured 120 others while they were attempting to reach their villages in southern Lebanon.
Additionally, it highlighted that more than 3,700 people have been martyred in Lebanon since the escalation of the war on March 2, amid the ongoing repercussions of displacement, the prevention of return, and the expansion of areas restricted to residents.
