Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned against any attack on civilian facilities and critical infrastructure of a country during an armed conflict.
War against critical infrastructure is a war against civilians, and must be stopped, Spoljaric said in a statement on Tuesday, without naming US President Donald Trump, who had recently threatened Iran with attacks on its electricity plants.
Warning that deliberate attacks on essential services and civilian infrastructure can amount to war crimes, she said although the destruction of energy, fuel, water, and healthcare facilities, is a worrying trend, but it is not limited to West Asia alone and has occurred in all widespread conflicts.
What we have seen in the Middle East in recent days carries the risk of reaching an irreversible point, Spoljaric underlined in reference to indiscriminate attacks since the United States and the Israeli regime launched a war of aggression on Iran more than three weeks ago.
Reminding the need for greater protection of vital facilities in accordance to the laws of war, the president of the ICRC said the patters of attacks, coupled with inflammatory rhetoric, normalizes a style of warfare that erodes our shared humanity.
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