2024-04-16 06:59:47
The United Nations (UN) warned this Sunday of the “potential cost” in terms of human and humanitarian rights that the escalation of warmongering in the Middle East could represent if the conflict spreads across the region.
According to the EFE news agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, who condemned Iran’s ‘drone’ and missile attack on Israel, stated that these devices could have caused serious damage beyond its military objectives and put civilians at risk.
“This only fuels the fire throughout the region”, he warned, quoted by Efe, in a statement sent to the media, reminding all parties involved that they have obligations under international humanitarian law.
Israel says it intercepted 99% of more than 300 Iranian drones and missiles
“I appeal to the de-escalation of tensions surrounding this situation and for other countries, particularly those with influence (over Israel and Iran), to do everything in their power so that the situation does not worsen in a context that already exists. precarious”, it reads.
The Israeli army assured this Sunday that it managed to repel most of the attacks and that none of the drones or missiles reached Israeli territory.
Iran says attack on Israel “achieved all its objectives”
The attack, claimed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, was carried out with around 300 drones and missiles, the vast majority of which were intercepted outside Israeli airspace, and came as a response to the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Syria, attributed to Israel, which destroyed the building and caused 13 deaths, including two generals of the Iranian paramilitary group.
This unprecedented attack, which caused serious injuries to one person and minor injuries to eight others, drew strong condemnation around the world and calls for restraint.
2024-04-16 06:59:47