Hilary Benn MP, Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary, responding to missile attacks in northern Syria yesterday, said:

“The bombing of the two hospitals in northern Syria is completely unacceptable and a clear breach of international humanitarian law. Those responsible must be brought to justice and it reinforces the need for the United Nations Security Council to refer this situation to the International Criminal Court.

“These continuing air attacks on civilians by Russia and the Syrian government must end immediately through the implementation of a ceasefire.”