UN Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths reiterated there are rules of war “whatever the provocation” in an address to the Security Council after the US vetoed humanitarian pauses in the conflict.
“All parties to armed conflict must protect civilians and civilian objects and take constant care to spare them from any attack. We have discussed this in almost every other conflict in this chamber around the world; this one is no different,” Griffiths said.
“International law affords specific protections to medical personnel and facilities to ensure the wounded and sick receive the medical care they need. It was no coincidence that one of the first humanitarian leaders on the scene after those events on October 7 was our dear friend and leader Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the WHO.
“It is imperative that the parties respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and it is our collective responsibility [because] we are all involved in this.”
Source: AlJazeera
