Since Wednesday 10 July, the Israeli army has launched a massive military operation against Lebanon and its people allegedly in response to the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hizbollah. To date, more than 100 women, men, girls and boys have lost their lives. Civilians have been directly targeted often while fleeing their villages and homes. Infrastructural damage is humongous as the Israeli army is destroying airports, seaports, wheat warehouses, water and electricity supplies, bridges, international roads as well as residential and commercial areas. This offensive represents a collective punishment of civilians, the destruction of services, the destruction of the economy as well as an imposition of a siege on the population of Lebanon. The cruelty of the Israeli attacks is only matched by the indifference of the international community. Friday's meeting of the UN Security Council failed to issue a statement condemning the Israeli attacks perpetrated unarmed civilians. Furthermore, the helplessness of the Lebanese government has meant a total failure in responding to the needs of the population for peace. At the present time, there is no point in arguing over the reasons which led to the present unprecedented escalation of violence in Lebanon and in the region at a time when hundreds of civilian women and men are loosing their lives and livelihoods as a result of the disproportionate use of military force by the Israeli army. In its recent statement, the Lebanese government condemned the Israeli aggression and reiterated Lebanon's right to resistance. As the Israeli brutal aggression is expected to escalate and continues to escalate at the time of writing this statement, and given the over- militarization of the Israeli army and the silence of the international community, we count on the solidarity of our sisters and brothers worldwide to condemn this on-going criminal aggression against civilians in Lebanon and to act for the following:
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