UN Security Council denounces attacks on Syria's hospitals in war zones

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning attacks on medical facilities and humanitarian personnel in Syria.

According to Press TV, the resolution was adopted by the 15-nation council on Tuesday after foreign-backed terrorists launched an assault in Aleppo and fired rockets on a hospital.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said terrorists' rockets had killed 19 people in government-held territory, including an unspecified number at the al-Dabit hospital.

Addressing the council meeting, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said, “Intentional and direct attacks on hospitals are war crimes. Denying people access to essential health care is a serious violation of international humanitarian law.”

“Parties to conflict must allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded passage of impartial humanitarian relief, including medical missions,” he said.

There have also been reports of airstrikes blamed on the Syrian government against hospitals in Aleppo but Damascus has denied those allegations and pointed the finger at the US and its allies.

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