The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch called on Thursday to stop arms sales to Israel, due to the current aggression it is waging against Lebanon.

The organization said in a statement that the ongoing Israeli raids on Lebanon since Monday "killed hundreds and wounded thousands, and exposed civilians across the country to the risk of serious harm."

Since Monday morning, the Israeli army has launched the "most violent and extensive" attack on Lebanon, resulting in 640 martyrs, including children and women, in addition to 2,505 wounded and 70,000 officially registered displaced persons.

The organization called on "Israel's main allies to suspend military aid and arms sales to it, given the real risk that they will be used to commit serious violations."

Although arms sales have declined slightly, they continue, even as Israel is being tried internationally for genocide in Gaza.

The organization called on the United Nations to "urgently open an international investigation into the recent hostilities."

She added: "UN member states must support this investigation, and ensure that investigators are dispatched immediately to gather information and present their findings on violations of international law and their recommendations on accountability."

The statement quoted the organization's Middle East and North Africa Director, Lama Fakih, as saying: "The Israeli army killed hundreds of people in Lebanon in one day, thousands were injured and forced to flee their homes, and hundreds of homes, businesses and farms were destroyed."