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Israeli strikes on Iran may have violated international law, UN mission says
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Posted on June 23, 2025
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Posted on June 23, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
A UN mission reports that Israeli strikes on Iran may violate international law, citing civilian casualties and lack of effective warnings.
GENEVA (Reuters) -A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday that some of Israel's strikes on Iran may have broken international humanitarian law, citing the killing of civilians in an apartment block and three aid workers in the capital Tehran.
"Among those killed in Tehran were dozens of residents of an apartment complex and three humanitarian workers from the Iranian Red Cross, while damaged sites included a clinic for children with autism and a hospital in Kermanshah," the investigative body said in a statement to journalists.
"This, and the reported lack of effective advance warning by Israel, which may affect the population’s ability to reach safety, raise serious concerns in relation to the principles of proportionality, distinction, and precaution under international humanitarian law."
(Reporting by Emma FargeEditing by Ludwig Burger)
The UN fact-finding mission stated that some of Israel's strikes on Iran may have violated international humanitarian law.
Among those killed were residents of an apartment complex and three humanitarian workers from the Iranian Red Cross.
Concerns were raised about the lack of effective advance warning by Israel, which could impact the population's ability to reach safety.
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