The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday “urgently” known as for de-escalation and the safety of civilian lives within the Middle East amid latest tensions.
“A surge in attacks across parts of the Middle East is inflicting yet more suffering on civilians and raising fears of wider regional conflict with devastating humanitarian consequences,” the ICRC stated in an announcement.
A wave of lethal strikes has hit Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, southern Lebanon and Yemen, and hostilities proceed to shatter lives in Gaza, resulting in near-daily studies of civilian casualties, it stated, including: “These horrific and painful events must be a call to action to prioritize the protection of civilian lives during armed conflict.”
“We are gravely concerned by the growing threat of further, widespread conflict across the region and we urge all parties and the wider international community to de-escalate tensions as a matter of urgency,” stated Eloi Fillion, ICRC’s performing regional director for the Near and Middle East.
Fillion urged all events to respect their obligations beneath worldwide humanitarian regulation, in addition to to take concrete steps to restrict the affect of hostilities on civilians.
He additionally known as on the worldwide neighborhood to do the whole lot potential to forestall “these alarming cycles of violence from spiraling into an all-out regional conflict.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr