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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UN, March 10 /Xinhua/ — More than 1,300 civilians have been killed and 9,669 civilian structures have been destroyed in Iran as a result of US-Israeli strikes since February 28, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani said on Tuesday.
In a press statement, he said that among the destroyed civilian structures were 7,943 residential buildings, 1,617 commercial and service centers, 32 medical and pharmaceutical facilities, 65 schools and educational institutions, 13 Red Crescent buildings and several power supply facilities.
The Permanent Representative listed several instances of attacks on civilian targets. For example, on Saturday evening, powerful strikes were carried out on fuel storage facilities in Tehran and other cities, resulting in the release of large quantities of hazardous and toxic pollutants into the atmosphere.
The explosions caused severe air pollution and posed a serious threat to the health of the civilian population, especially children, women, the elderly, and people with serious illnesses, noted A.S. Iravani, citing the Iranian Red Crescent Society.
Other incidents included attacks on Tehran's Mehrabad Airport early Saturday morning, which destroyed or severely damaged several civilian aircraft and airport infrastructure, and attacks on a desalination plant on Qeshm Island in Hormozgan province, which disrupted the water supply to 30 villages.
Iran's envoy also said four Iranian diplomats were killed in a "deliberate terrorist attack" on Sunday morning at the Ramada Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon.
“The targeted killing of diplomats on the territory of another sovereign state is a serious act of terrorism, a war crime and a flagrant violation of international law,” he said.
"The international community must act now to stop this bloody war against the Iranian people. We will take all necessary measures to protect our people, our territory, and our independence," he said.
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