An ultra-Orthodox Jew inspecting the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Moshav Zavdiel, Israel, on June 16, 2025. Photo AFP
Since June 13, Israel and Iran have been engaged in an open conflict, triggered by an initial wave of Israeli strikes targeting military and nuclear facilities on Iranian soil, as well as security and nuclear officials. The clashes have so far resulted in 24 Israeli deaths and 224 Iranian deaths, mostly civilians, according to figures released by the respective authorities. Tehran, condemning an attack on its territory, has accused Israel of causing major damage to civilian infrastructure, including the Farbi Hospital in western Iran, and of assassinating nine Iranian scientists, notably through car bombings, an accusation dismissed by an Israeli official speaking to the Israeli channel Kan. In the news Iran accuses Israel of targeting hospital, denounces a 'war crime' What about international law? Dr. Marco Longobardo, an...
Since June 13, Israel and Iran have been engaged in an open conflict, triggered by an initial wave of Israeli strikes targeting military and nuclear facilities on Iranian soil, as well as security and nuclear officials. The clashes have so far resulted in 24 Israeli deaths and 224 Iranian deaths, mostly civilians, according to figures released by the respective authorities. Tehran, condemning an attack on its territory, has accused Israel of causing major damage to civilian infrastructure, including the Farbi Hospital in western Iran, and of assassinating nine Iranian scientists, notably through car bombings, an accusation dismissed by an Israeli official speaking to the Israeli channel Kan. In the news Iran accuses Israel of targeting hospital, denounces a 'war crime' What about international law? Dr. Marco Longobardo, an...
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