Iran envoy says Israeli attacks are 'war against humanity'

GENEVA, June 18 (Reuters) - Iran's ambassador told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday that Israeli attacks represented an act of "war against humanity" and slammed states for not condemning the acts which he said exposed people to the risk of hazardous leaks.

"The deliberate targeting of Iran's nuclear facilities not only constitutes a grave violation of international law and U.N. Charter but also risks exposition of all people in our neighbourhood to possible hazardous leak. This is not an act of war against our country, it is war against humanity," said Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.

He criticised the failure of states to condemn Israel's attacks. "We are hearing almost nothing from those self-proclaimed champions of human rights," he said.