ICRC president says many complicit in ongoing Gaza war

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, has said that what happened in Gaza and what continues to happen there supersedes every legal, moral and humane standard. She made the remarks in an interview with The New York Times, according to a report carried by Mehr News.

Responding to a question on whether the rules of war were followed in Gaza, Spoljaric said, "There are so many people complicit in what happened there and continues to happen." She added, "The worst now is the fact that people are deprived of human dignity."

The ICRC president's comments place the situation in Gaza beyond the framework of the laws of armed conflict, which the organization is mandated to uphold and monitor. Her statement that many parties are complicit suggests that responsibility extends beyond those directly carrying out actions on the ground.

Spoljaric's remarks come amid the ongoing war in Gaza, which has drawn repeated warnings from international humanitarian bodies about the condition of civilians in the territory. The ICRC has previously called on parties to the conflict to respect international humanitarian law and to protect civilians and humanitarian workers.

The interview with The New York Times is the latest instance of the ICRC president publicly addressing the conduct of the war and its humanitarian consequences. Her comments were reported by Mehr News, which cited the interview. According to Mehr News, Spoljaric said that the events in Gaza supersede every legal, moral and humane standard, and that many people are complicit in what happened there and continues to happen.