Statement of the Iranian Foreign Ministry about the Iranian doctor’s testimony in Lebanon

According to Isna, following the martyrdom of Dr. Ali Heydari during the Zionist regime’s attack on Lebanon, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement.

In this statement it is stated: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran mourns the oppressed martyrdom of Dr. Ali Heidari, a committed physician and a servant and compassionate servant of the Lebanese people and Iranians living in this country, who was martyred in a high degree during the brutal attack of the Zionist regime in Lebanon, to his family. He congratulates the dear martyr and the resilient and honorable people of Iran and Lebanon and prays for patience and reward for the survivors and families of Iranians living in Lebanon.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran announced that “Shahed Heydari was present in Beirut some time ago due to his sense of humanitarian and religious duty to provide medical and medical assistance to the needy”.

In the continuation of this statement, it is stated: The action of the Zionist regime in targeting Dr. Heydari, who worked as a doctor and paramedic to treat the wounded and help the sick, is a clear violation of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 regarding the prohibition of attacks on hospitals and medical centers and doctors and It is a medical staff and it is considered a war crime.

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that “since the beginning of the genocide plan in Gaza and the subsequent invasion of Lebanon, the Zionist regime has repeatedly attacked medical centers, doctors and aid workers, and in addition to the complete destruction of many hospitals and the killing of the sick and wounded, hundreds of people He has made some of the therapists testify.”

At the end of this statement, it is stated: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns this war crime of the occupying regime, and the duty of competent organizations and institutions, including the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Health Organization, to document repeated cases of gross violations of international humanitarian rights and attacks on hospitals. and emphasizes the medical staff in Gaza and Lebanon.

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