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The forced movement of people from their homes due to conflict, persecution, natural disaster, or government action. Internally displaced persons and refugees are protected under international humanitarian and human rights law.

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Grade 4 of 5: Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern

2026 Lebanon War — US Weapons Complicity in Mass Civilian Casualties and White Phosphorus Attacks

Israel's 2026 Lebanon offensive — including white phosphorus munitions used over civilian areas — has killed over 1,000 people, wounded nearly 3,000, and displaced 700,000. Continued US arms transfers despite documented violations raise state-responsibility concerns under Common Article 1; individual criminal complicity has not been established, because no US-supplied item has been linked to a documented 2026 unlawful strike. HRW and UN experts have called for suspension of military assistance.