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August 2026
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MSF responds to conflict in the Middle East

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MSF responds to conflict in the Middle East

Médecins Sans Frontières warned that civilians, hospitals, and essential infrastructure must be protected as the humanitarian consequences of the US–Iran war continue to deepen across the region.

Maryam Srour
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Iran: UN experts alarmed by renewed escalation of hostilities, call for accountability

UN human rights experts have raised alarm over renewed US–Iran hostilities, calling for independent investigations into alleged violations of international law, including attacks affecting civilians and protected civilian sites.

Reem Alsalem, Morris Tidball-Binz, George Katrougalos, Ben Saul, Farida Shaheed3 min read
Iran: UN experts alarmed by renewed escalation of hostilities, call for accountability

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"War on essential infrastructure is war on civilians"

Attacks on essential infrastructure have already punished millions of civilians both near and far from the front lines. This pattern, combined with an escalatory rhetoric that disregards the limits imposed by international humanitarian law, normalizes a style of warfare that strips away our shared humanity.

Mirjana Spoljaric1 min read
"War on essential infrastructure is war on civilians"

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IRCS and INCHL Condemn U.S. Strike on Destroyer Dena as Grave Breach of IHL Violation

Statement No. 5 of the Iranian Red Crescent Society and the National Committee on International Humanitarian Law documents the March 5, 2026 U.S. submarine strike on the destroyer Dena, a training vessel returning from an international naval exercise in India, which killed 84 crew members and cadets, left 20 missing, and wounded 32 more near the territorial waters of Sri Lanka. The statement identifies at least ten discrete violations of international humanitarian law, including breaches of Geneva Convention II, the San Remo Manual, and the law of neutrality.

Pir Hossein Kolivand2 min read
IRCS and INCHL Condemn U.S. Strike on Destroyer Dena as Grave Breach of IHL Violation

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MSF adapts and scales up activities amid escalating Middle East conflict

Médecins Sans Frontières warned that escalating attacks across the Middle East, including in Iran, have killed, injured, and displaced civilians, and called for the protection of civilians and medical infrastructure.

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MSF adapts and scales up activities amid escalating Middle East conflict

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UNESCO expresses concern over the protection of cultural heritage sites amidst escalating violence in the Middle East

UNESCO has expressed concern over reported damage to cultural heritage sites in Iran amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East, reminding all parties of their obligations to protect cultural property under international law.

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UNESCO expresses concern over the protection of cultural heritage sites amidst escalating violence in the Middle East