The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on Warring in the ongoing war between Iran and Israel to spared the life of civilians.
Mirjana Spojaric, the president of ICRC disclosed this in a post on the verified X handle of the ICRC which served as remainder to all the parties involved in the conflict.
It said upholding international humanitarian law in all the conflict is not a choice but is an obligations.
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“Civilian must be spared from the conduct of hostilities,” said the president.
It reads “the intensification and spread of major military operations in the Middle East risk engulfing the region
-and the world-in a war with irreversible consequences.
The world cannot absorb limitless war. Upholding international humanitarian law is not a choice is an obligation. Civilians must be spared from the conduct of hostilities.
Medical personnel and first responders must be allowed to carry out their lifesaving work safely. This includes our colleagues at the Iranian Red Crescent Society. It also includes those at Magen David Adom.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (lCRC) has delegations in both Iran and Israel and is mobilizing teams and supplies to scale up to address increasing needs-but no humanitarian response can substitute for political will to prioritize peace, stability and human life.”