OHCHR / BEIRUT HOSPITAL STRIKE

UN Human Rights spokesperson Jeremy Laurence commented on a deadly strike near Beirut hospital. He said, “UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today says he is appalled that at least 18 people, including four children, were reportedly killed and 60 others wounded by an Israeli strike near Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut’s densely populated Jnah district." OHCHR

• Video Length: 00:01:37
• Production Date: 22 October 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS
• Geographic Subject: LEBANON
• MAMS Id: 3286732
• Parent Id: 3286732
• Alternate Title: unifeed241022f

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STORY: OHCHR / BEIRUT HOSPITAL STRIKE
TRT: 01:37
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT OHCHR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 22 OCTOBER 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / FILE

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FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Various shots, Palais Wilson exterior

22 OCTOBER 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today says he is appalled that at least 18 people, including four children, were reportedly killed and 60 others wounded by an Israeli strike near Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut’s densely populated Jnah district. The hospital itself, which serves as one of the main hospitals in Beirut and has received a large number of patients throughout the conflict, also appears to have been damaged in the strike.
In the conduct of military operations, all feasible precautions must be taken to avoid, and in any event to minimize, incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians and damage to civilian objects. Hospitals, ambulances and medical personnel are specifically protected under international humanitarian law because of their lifesaving function for the wounded and sick. Any incidents which affect hospitals must be subjected to a prompt and thorough investigation. The UN calls for an immediate cessation to hostilities, and we remind all parties that the protection of civilians must be the absolute top priority.”

FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

3. Wide shot, Palais Wilson exterior

Storyline

UN Human Rights spokesperson Jeremy Laurence commented today (22 Oct) from Geneva on deadly strike near Beirut hospital. He said, “UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today says he is appalled that at least 18 people, including four children, were reportedly killed and 60 others wounded by an Israeli strike near Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut’s densely populated Jnah district. The hospital itself, which serves as one of the main hospitals in Beirut and has received a large number of patients throughout the conflict, also appears to have been damaged in the strike. In the conduct of military operations, all feasible precautions must be taken to avoid, and in any event to minimize, incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians and damage to civilian objects.”

The spokesperson also said, “Hospitals, ambulances and medical personnel are specifically protected under international humanitarian law because of their lifesaving function for the wounded and sick. Any incidents which affect hospitals must be subjected to a prompt and thorough investigation. The UN calls for an immediate cessation to hostilities, and we remind all parties that the protection of civilians must be the absolute top priority.”