‘War crime’: Iran’s aviation condemns US-Israeli attack on civilian plane carrying medicines
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has condemned in the strongest terms a US-Israeli attack on a civilian aircraft carrying medicines and medical equipment sent by other countries to the Islamic Republic.
In a statement released on Monday, the organization said the strike targeted the plane on the tarmac at Mashhad’s airport.
Attacks on civilian aircraft in humanitarian missions are a flagrant violation of international aviation rules and contradict the principles of international humanitarian law.
“Based on 1944 Chicago and 1971 Montreal conventions, any action against the safety of civilian aircraft is tantamount to international criminal acts in the aviation industry,” Iran’s CAO said.
“Under Article 52 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, an attack on civilian targets, including planes carrying humanitarian aid, amounts to a war crime.”
The aviation organization also called on international institutions to prosecute the perpetrators, and prevent the repetition of such threats against civil aviation.
The United States and Israel launched their illegal act of aggression against Iran on February 28 by assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders, in flagrant breach of the country’s sovereignty.
The enemies have deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure across Iran, including schools, hospitals and airports, killing hundreds of Iranian people.
The Iranian armed forces have responded decisively by launching daily missile and drone operations targeting locations in the Israeli-occupied territories as well as US military bases and assets across the region.
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