{"id":32634,"date":"2023-12-07T17:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/israeli-strike-on-journalists-in-lebanon-warrants-war-crime-probe-watchdogs\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T17:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:48:05","slug":"israeli-strike-on-journalists-in-lebanon-warrants-war-crime-probe-watchdogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/israeli-strike-on-journalists-in-lebanon-warrants-war-crime-probe-watchdogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli strike on journalists in Lebanon warrants \u2018war crime\u2019 probe: watchdogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The Israeli strike that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1781589\">killed<\/a> one journalist and wounded six others in Lebanon merits a \u201cwar crime\u201d investigation, rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) told <em>AFP<\/em> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters<\/em> journalist Issam Abdallah, 37, was killed instantly in the strike on October 13 in the south of the country near the Israeli border.<\/p>\n<p>The others present \u2014 two more <em>Reuters<\/em> journalists, two from <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>, and two from <em>AFP<\/em> \u2014 were all injured.<\/p>\n<p><em>AFP<\/em> photographer Christina Assi, 28, was seriously wounded, later had a leg amputated and is still in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Independent investigations by both rights groups concluded, like an <em>AFP<\/em> investigation published earlier on Thursday, that the first strike that killed Abdallah and severely wounded Assi was most likely a tank round fired from Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty said the strikes \u201cwere likely a direct attack on civilians that must be investigated as a war crime\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose responsible for Issam Abdallah\u2019s unlawful killing and the injuring of six other journalists must be held accountable,\u201d said Aya Majzoub, Amnesty\u2019s deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo journalist should ever be targeted or killed simply for carrying out their work. Israel must not be allowed to kill and attack journalists with impunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HRW said the two Israeli strikes \u201cwere apparently deliberate attacks on civilians, which is a war crime\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--left  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1789131\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Under international humanitarian law, \u201cit is forbidden in any circumstances to carry out direct attacks against civilians\u201d, it said.<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s investigation indicated that the journalists were \u201cwell removed from ongoing hostilities, clearly identifiable as members of the media, and had been stationary for at least 75 minutes before they were hit\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty said images it verified showed \u201cthe seven journalists were wearing body armour labelled \u2018press\u2019, and that the blue <em>Reuters<\/em> crew car was marked \u2018TV\u2019 with yellow tape on its hood\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe evidence strongly suggests that Israeli forces knew or should have known that the group that they were attacking were journalists,\u201d HRW\u2019s Lebanon researcher Ramzi Kaiss said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an unlawful and apparently deliberate attack on a very visible group of journalists,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"justice-and-accountability\" href=\"#justice-and-accountability\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>\u2018Justice and accountability\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference in Beirut, Dylan Collins, the other <em>AFP<\/em> journalist wounded in the attack, said: \u201cI know they (the investigations) won\u2019t bring Issam back to life. I know they won\u2019t help Christina walk again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut what I do hope is that they at least will mark the start of some sort of process of justice and accountability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He shared a message from Assi that said: \u201cWe chose journalism with a mission to deliver the truth, and despite the inevitable costs, our commitment remains unwavering. Nothing can silence us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--left  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1791126\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in a statement his government would \u201ctake all measures to include\u201d the conclusions of the investigation \u201cin the complaint filed before the UN Security Council\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Since Israel\u2019s bombardment of Gaza started after Palestinian fighter group Hamas struck Israel in a surprise attack on October 7, 63 <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/cpj.org\/2023\/12\/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict\/#:~:text=As%20of%20December%207%2C%20CPJ's,and%201%2C200%20deaths%20in%20Israel.\">journalists and media<\/a> workers have been killed \u2014 56 Palestinians, four Israelis and three Lebanese, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.<\/p>\n<p>The New York-based rights group on Thursday <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/cpj.org\/2023\/12\/cpj-calls-for-accountability-after-reports-find-israel-likely-targeted-journalists-in-lebanon\/\">called<\/a> for \u201can immediate, independent, and transparent investigation that holds the perpetrators to account\u201d for the strike on journalists in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Israeli strike that killed one journalist and wounded six others in Lebanon merits a \u201cwar crime\u201d investigation, rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) told AFP on Thursday. Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah, 37, was killed instantly in the strike on October 13 in the south of the country near the Israeli border. 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