Lebanon
Practice Relating to Rule 8. Definition of Military Objectives
The Report on the Practice of Lebanon states that, according to an advisor of the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, any position used by the occupying army for military purposes is considered a military objective.
The Report on the Practice of Lebanon refers to a communiqué issued in 1997 by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs which stated: “All radio stations and media installations in Lebanon are civilian targets. Israel does not have the right to attack them, regardless of their political orientation.”
The Report on the Practice of Lebanon refers to a statement by the General Director of the Ministry of Justice in 1997 in which he stated that he considered the bombardment of economic installations to be a war crime.