THE HAGUE – The widening Iran conflict has led to airstrikes on infrastructure across the Middle East and threats to ?target oil facilities, electricity production sites and desalination plants that supply civilians, which some experts say could amount to war crimes if carried out.
What does international law say??
The 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians: "In no event shall actions against these objects be taken which may be expected to leave the civilian ?population with such inadequate food or water as to cause its starvation or force its movement."
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