Human Rights Watch has urged an inquiry into an Israeli airstrike that resulted in the deaths of a woman and her three granddaughters in southern Lebanon, suggesting that the attack might constitute a "war crime."

The incident occurred on November 5th when the four civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a car carrying the grandmother and her granddaughters, who were attempting to distance themselves from areas prone to shelling near the border region in southern Lebanon.

This area has witnessed heightened military tensions between the Hezb and Israel, coinciding with the ongoing conflict in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Ramzi Kaiss, a researcher specializing in Lebanese affairs at Human Rights Watch, asserted in a press statement that "the attack carried out by the Israeli military forces... shows a reckless disregard for civilian lives."

He characterized the killing of the three girls along with their grandmother as a "violation of the laws of war" and called on Israel's allies, including the United States, to address what appears to be a war crime by demanding accountability for this unlawful strike.

According to Human Rights Watch's investigations, there was "no evidence of a military objective in the vicinity" of the targeted car. Even if there were a military objective, the organization argued that "targeting a car carrying civilians... makes the strike unlawful," accusing the Israeli military of "failing to distinguish between combatants and civilians."