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UN human rights chief ‘deeply shocked’ by impact of Middle East fighting on civilians
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUN human rights chief Volker Turk says he is “deeply shocked” by how the war in the Middle East is affecting civilians, with fear, panic and anxiety palpable across the region.
Turk “is deeply shocked by the impacts of the widespread hostilities on civilians and civilian infrastructure since the conflict erupted on Saturday with Israel and the United States of America’s attacks on Iran, Iran’s response against states across the region, as well as Hezbollah’s subsequent entry into the conflict,” his spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani tells a press conference in Geneva.
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