Summary of Red Cross Says Will Hold Confidential Talks With Parties to Conflict After Lebanon Pager Blasts

Summary of Red Cross Says Will Hold Confidential Talks With Parties to Conflict After Lebanon Pager Blasts

quoting nevent1q…alkn

Red Cross Says Will Hold Confidential Talks With Parties to Conflict After Lebanon Pager Blasts


GENEVA (Sputnik) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is not going to comment on mass communication device explosions in Lebanon, but prefers to hold a confidential dialogue with the parties to the conflict, an official representative of the organization told Sputnik.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240919/red-cross-says-will-hold-confidential-talks-with-parties-to-conflict-after-lebanon-pager-blasts-1120214856.html

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will not comment on whether the recent pager detonations in Lebanon were a violation of international humanitarian law, citing their established approach to speak to parties to conflict directly and confidentially. The ICRC spokesman emphasized the importance of adhering to the general rules of warfare, including the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precaution, in all armed conflicts.