Red Cross chief condemns ‘deliberate threats’ against civilians in Mideast war

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday condemned “deliberate threats” against civilian targets that have marked the widening Middle East war.Without naming any side, ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric said there had already been widespread destruction of “essential” infrastructure and that “any war fought without limits is incompatible with the law” and “indefensible.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Spoljaric spoke out as the conflict headed for a new crisis point with US President Donald Trump threatening attacks on Iranian bridges and power stations unless Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. The ICRC chief, whose body is considered a key guardian of the Geneva conventions, has already warned over the conduct of the war since it started on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Iran has responded with retaliatory strikes on Gulf states and Israel.“Deliberate threats, whether in

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