Israel occupied and ransacked Lebanese schools in acts amounting to war crimes, says HRW – Middle East Monitor

Israeli forces occupied and vandalised schools across southern Lebanon, turning classrooms into military barracks, looting educational equipment, and defacing buildings with graffiti, according to a damning new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). Under international law, schools, even if temporarily abandoned, retain protection as civilian infrastructure and are not to be repurposed for military use.

Acts committed by Israel during and after the military campaign…