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"Afghanistan says at least 400 people have been killed in a Pakistani airstrike
on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Monday night, with potentially
hundreds more wounded.
Pakistan has denied deliberately targeting the health-care facility. In a
statement on X, the Pakistani Information and Broadcasting Ministry said the
strikes “precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support
infrastructure including technical equipment storage and ammunition storage of
Afghan Taliban”.
Attacks on health-care facilities are surging worldwide.
On March 14, an Israeli airstrike hit a health-care facility in Lebanon,
killing 12 doctors, nurses and paramedics. The strike brought the number of
health-care workers killed in Lebanon in recent days to 31.
Since early March, the World Health Organization (WHO) has verified 27 attacks
on health-care facilities in Lebanon alone, as Israeli strikes in Lebanon and
joint US–Israeli operations in Iran have intensified.
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the WHO
condemned these attacks as violations of international law.
So, what laws protect medical facilities, staff and patients during conflict?
And do they lose this protection if facilities are used to shelter combatants?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
