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15 Times the Geneva Conventions Were Ignored—and the World Looked Away

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14. Bombing of Red Cross Hospitals (Yemen, recent years)

14. Bombing of Red Cross Hospitals (Yemen, recent years)
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In Yemen, Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospitals have been repeatedly bombed by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes. These attacks blatantly disregard Geneva Convention protections for medical facilities and staff. Despite international outcry, such violations have persisted with limited accountability, leaving already vulnerable populations even more exposed. The destruction of hospitals in Yemen underscores the ongoing struggle to uphold humanitarian norms during modern conflicts.

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