Israeli strike on journalists in Lebanon warrants 'war crime' probe: watchdogs - World
Amnesty says strikes "were likely a direct attack on civilians that must be investigated as a war crime".
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Amnesty says strikes "were likely a direct attack on civilians that must be investigated as a war crime".
Since Issam Abdallah’s death on Oct. 13, multiple news agencies have pored over video and forensic evidence to piece together who fired the fatal shell. Now, his colleagues are calling on the Israeli Defence Forces for answers
"[The IDF] knew we were there for well over an hour,” said AFP video journalist Dylan Collins.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and wounded six other journalists in south Lebanon nearly two months ago were apparently deliberate and a direct attack on civilians, two international human rights groups said on Thursday. World News | Rights Groups Say Israeli Strikes on Journalists in Lebanon Were Likely Deliberate.
BEIRUT — The Israeli strike that killed one journalist and wounded six others in Lebanon merits a "war crime" investigation, rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch 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.The others present — two more