Neither Israel nor Lebanon has investigated allegations of war crimes from last year's conflict between the Jewish state and Hezbollah guerillas, Amnesty International charged Thursday.
More than 150 civilians fled from a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Wednesday as soldiers ringing the neighborhood moved up tanks and armored vehicles for a possible showdown with Islamic militants barricaded inside.
More than 150 people, mostly Palestinian militants, fled a besieged refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Wednesday amid signs of a final assault by the army against die-hard Islamists.
Amnesty International urges the UN to probe alleged war crimes committed in Lebanon, a year on from the conflict.
Civilians were fleeing a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon as the Lebanese Army reportedly prepared to go after Fatah al-Islam fighters.
Dozens of women and children were waiting to be whisked to safety from a refugee camp in north Lebanon on Wednesday, amid signs of a final assault by the army against die-hard Islamists.
Lebanon's army appeared Wednesday to be gearing up to launch a major assault on a Palestinian refugee camp where troops have been battling Islamic militants for weeks.
One year after the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon prompted a massive operation to get U.S. citizens out of the country, most view the efforts as well-executed, though some remain critical of certain U.S. policies.
Remaining Palestinians trapped in a refugee camp in north Lebanon by weeks of fighting between the army and Islamist militants started to flee on Wednesday.
The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, a mere spectator when war broke out 12 months ago, is now almost at full strength and views its new mission as a success even as it confronts an unpredictable enemy.