Day 407

March 2, 2026

3 incidents

  1. Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War

    Golestan Palace in Tehran damaged

    A strike on adjacent Arg Square damages Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tehran: shattered mirrored ceilings, broken archways, blown-out windows, and damage to its glass-mosaic walls. UNESCO issues a statement of concern.

    From: Damage to Iranian UNESCO World Heritage Sites in US-Israeli Airstrikes

  2. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Foreign Policy & War

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

    Since March 2, 2026, Israel has launched a renewed large-scale military offensive in Lebanon, killing over 1,000 people including at least 121 children, wounding nearly 3,000, and displacing nearly 700,000 — 20% of Lebanon's population. Human Rights Watch has documented Israel's unlawful use of white phosphorus over residential areas in 2026; it has not identified the origin of those munitions. The US, Israel's principal arms supplier, has continued arms transfers despite documented violations of international humanitarian law.

  3. Major Abuse of Power Rule of Law

    DOJ drops all appeals

    The Department of Justice files motions to dismiss its appeals of all four rulings, effectively conceding that the executive orders were unconstitutional.

    From: Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms Representing Trump's Opponents