A group of 19 UN human rights experts, including special rapporteurs from the UN Human Rights Council, has called on member states to halt all arms transfers to Israel, condemning its ongoing bombardment of Lebanon as "a blatant violation of the UN Charter." The experts specifically cited Israeli strikes on April 8 that Lebanese authorities say killed more than 350 people, including 30 children, and warned that the forced displacement of over 1.2 million civilians and targeted destruction of homes — particularly in Shia-majority areas — may constitute crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. The calls come as ceasefire efforts intensify, though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted Lebanon falls outside the scope of the recently agreed US-Iran ceasefire, and that Israel will continue targeting Hezbollah wherever necessary.