LONDON, United Kingdom: Amnesty International said Israel committed "war crimes" by deliberately targeting Lebanese civilian infrastructure during assault against Lebanon.

The human rights group claimed Wednesday that both Hezbollah and the Jewish state had committed "grave violations" of international humanitarian law but said there was an "Israeli policy of deliberate destruction" of non-military targets.

"Israel's assertion that the attacks on the infrastructure were lawful is manifestly wrong," the London-based group's executive deputy secretary general Kate Gilmore said as she launched their report -- "Deliberate destruction or 'collateral damage'? Israeli attacks against civilian infrastructure" --  into the hostilities.

"The evidence strongly suggests that the extensive destruction of power and water plants, as well as the transport infrastructure vital for food and other humanitarian relief, was deliberate and an integral part of a military strategy."