Press Conference on Israeli Attack on Sana'a Airport
At the press conference, Ali Tasir, head of the Human Rights Sector at the Ministry of Justice, emphasized that targeting civilian airports and aircraft carrying civilians, including patients and pilgrims, constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law.
He said, "The Israeli enemy is committing war crimes and genocide against the Yemeni people amid shameful international and Arab silence."
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