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UN rights chief says ‘appalled’ by deadly Israeli strike near Beirut hospital
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Flames and smoke rise from a building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, as Rafik Hariri International airport is seen in the background, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
The UN rights chief says he was “appalled” by a deadly Israeli strike nearly a south Beirut hospital Monday, demanding a “prompt and thorough investigation.”
“I am appalled by the Israeli strike near Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut’s densely populated Jnah neighborhood that reportedly killed at least 18 people, including four children, and wounded 60 others,” Volker Turk says in a statement.
“The fundamental principles of international humanitarian law concerning the protection of civilians must be respected.”
The IDF said early Tuesday that it did not target the hospital but, rather, struck a Hezbollah terror target.
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