The United Nations demanded a “prompt, independent and thorough investigation” into an Israeli strike on the northern Lebanese village of Aito, which it said had killed 22 civilians, AFP reports.

“What we’re hearing is that amongst the 22 people who were killed were 12 women and two children,” UN rights office spokesman Jeremy Laurence told reporters about Monday’s strike, which he said appeared to have hit a four-storey residential building.

“With these factors in mind we have real concerns with respect to […] the laws of war and the principles of distinction, proportion and proportionality,” he said.

“Our office calls for a prompt, independent and thorough investigation into this incident.”