A/HRC/3/2 page 47 obstruction of access to vulnerable populations by humanitarian missions has been raised in each of the five reports submitted by the Secretary-General to the Security Council further to that resolution. In his last report, the Secretary-General urged “the Council to consider the application of targeted sanctions in situations where access for humanitarian operations is denied as a result of specific attacks on those involved in the provision of humanitarian assistance”.160 187. The Commission understood from all testimonies it received from a wide range of actors that free access for humanitarian assistance for people in need had not been guaranteed during the conflict. First, the concurrence system adopted to satisfy IDF requirements was not adapted for an efficient humanitarian assistance. Indeed, this procedure required from humanitarian agencies that they adapt their work to the way in which military operations were carried out, instead of giving priority to providing humanitarian assistance. On many occasions this meant that clearance for convoy movements was not granted at all, or was given with such delay that the operation was no longer possible. In addition, on a number of occasions IDF conducted hostilities either directly against relief assistance movements or indirectly, so that free and safe movement of humanitarian relief personnel was no longer guaranteed. 7. Attacks on religious property and places of worship 188. During its visit to south Lebanon, the Commission saw damage caused by IDF attacks on a number of places of worship. For instance, the Commission found that the village of Qauzah, a Christian village close to the Blue Line, had been occupied by IDF. Most of the villagers had left during the conflict but 10 persons remained. Of particular note was the damage caused to the Christian Maronite church, which was damaged by bombing in the early days of the conflict and was later occupied by Israeli forces and used as its base. The roof had been badly damaged and there was a large shell hole in the front right corner of the wall. The damage to the church’s roof and wall of the church appeared to have been caused by a tank round. Furthermore, during their 16-day occupation IDF vandalized the church, breaking religious statues, leaving behind garbage and other waste. The Commission saw a statue of the Virgin Mary that had been smashed and left in the church grounds. When the villagers returned, they found the church had been wrecked, the church benches and confessional box smashed. Silver items remained but had been deliberately broken. There were sandbagged defensive positions within the church grounds. There was no evidence to suggest fighting in and around the church to capture it. It therefore appears that IDF simply took it over. The damage was either caused on their occupation of the village or on their departure. 189. The Commission also visited Debel, another Christian village that was partially occupied by IDF. Tank shell damage was visible on the main Christian church building, as well as on the roof of the mosque. Witnesses informed the Commission that six tank rounds had been fired against these two buildings. They indicated that no fighters were in the buildings and that it was practically impossible for Hezbollah fighters to use these positions for firing rockets. 190. The Commission noticed that, in many of the towns or villages it visited or passed through in south Lebanon, numerous mosques and churches had been damaged or destroyed. For instance, the mosque in Marwaheen had impacts of shells and artillery. Damage to these places of worship could also be seen in Bent J’Beil, and Aita Ech Chaab, among others.161