France says attacks on hospitals are war crimes
BEIRUT -- France's UN ambassador says attacks against medical facilities in Syria by the government and its allies "are war crimes."
Francois Delattre strongly condemned renewed airstrikes targeting three hospitals in Syria since Monday and killing more than 30 people in Aleppo, including children.
He told reporters at UN headquarters in New York that the situation in Aleppo and elsewhere in Syria is getting worse every day.
"Make no mistake about it," Delattre said. "Bombing Aleppo and its population is not fighting against terrorism, as the regime pretends. ...What the regime and its allies are doing in Aleppo is actually fueling terrorism, it's fueling radicalization."
He urged increased political pressure to send "a clear message to the regime and its allies that they must stop their indiscriminate attacks against Syrian people and be accountable."
