"Damage to Iranian petroleum facilities risks contaminating food, water and air. Those hazards can have severe health impacts especially on children, older people, and people with pre existing medical conditions."
"The strikes sent massive flames and clouds of thick, black smoke into the sky above Tehran, with black raindrops falling early on Sunday morning, indicating widespread environmental contamination from the attacks."
"Agnes Callamard, the head of Amnesty International, said that Israel should have taken all feasible precautions to avoid or minimize the risks to civilians when targeting oil refineries in Iran."
The World Health Organization head warned that recent Israeli strikes on Iranian petroleum facilities pose significant public health risks through contamination of food, water, and air. Children, elderly people, and those with pre-existing medical conditions face particular vulnerability. Oil-laden rain has fallen in parts of Iran following Saturday's attacks on facilities in Tehran and Alborz province. Israel stated it targeted fuel storage facilities used for military infrastructure. The strikes caused massive fires and thick black smoke. This escalation follows US-Israeli military operations and Iranian retaliatory missile and drone attacks. Human rights organizations have condemned both sides for targeting civilian infrastructure, with Amnesty International calling for precautions to minimize civilian harm.
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