United Nations experts on Wednesday condemned Israel’s bombing in ​Lebanon earlier this month as “illegal ‌aggression and indiscriminate bombing campaign”, the United Nations Human Rights Council ​said.

“This is not self-defence. ​It is a blatant violation ⁠of the UN Charter, a ​deliberate destruction of prospects for ​peace, and an affront to multilateralism and the UN-based international order,” the ​experts were quoted as saying ​in a statement.

Israel carried out its heaviest ‌strikes ⁠on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, killing more than 250 ​people on ​April ⁠8, as the Iran-aligned group resumed rocket attacks ​on northern Israel after ​a ⁠brief pause under a two-week US-Iran ceasefire.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ⁠Netanyahu ​had said Lebanon ​was not part of the ceasefire.