The United Nations is sending a team of experts to Lebanon to investigate possible violations of international law by all parties to the current conflict in the country, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday.
In a press statement issued by his office, Türk said an agreement had been reached with the Lebanese government to send an impartial and independent fact-finding mission to the country.
The aim is to compile evidence of alleged violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict.
Since the beginning of the war with Iran at the end of February, there has been renewed fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
A ceasefire agreed between the Israeli and Lebanese governments has so far failed to contain the conflict, as Hezbollah is not a party to the truce.
Mutual cross-border attacks have continued, with people in Lebanon, in particular, being killed daily.
