Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds
Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hecht, the IDF’s international spokesman, said: “We don’t target journalists.” He did not provide further comment.
... because they classify them as enemy combatants/sympathisers whilst capturing footage of Israel's actions.
Throughout this conflict, and after having watched very closely the war in Ukraine the past 2 years... The rhetoric coming out of Israel matches very closely with the same sort of propaganda and denialism Russia uses.
They are either targeting journalists or are so wonton in their indiscriminate killing that they just so happen to kill a bunch. I don’t know which is worse.
They definitely target journalists. Covering IDF war crimes is the most criminal thing you can do in israel.
Saudi Arabia must be so jealous of the impunity the international community gives to Israels murder of journalists.
Given their propensity to use bone saws on US residents, I don’t know if they are that jealous.
Why wouldn't they be jealous of impunity if they used bone saws?
From 2019 (bold added for emphasis):
The Commission investigated every killing at the designated demonstration sites by the Gaza separation fence on official protest days. The investigation covered the period from the start of the protests until 31 December 2018. 189 Palestinians were killed during the demonstrations inside this period. The Commission found that Israeli Security Forces killed 183 of these protesters with live ammunition. Thirty-five of these fatalities were children, while three were clearly marked paramedics, and two were clearly marked journalists.
Israelis have sentient tanks now? Amazing.
Obviously he was merely working on the tank when it exploded. /s
Why are journalists required on the ground, why can't we just document all this via satelite 'n shit?
Because it's crucial to have eyes on the ground objectively reporting the reality of the conflict and getting first-hand accounts from people they otherwise wouldn't reach from afar.
It's only thanks to these journalists that we know of the devastation as it is. If we relied solely on Hamas or IDF, we'd get muddied information.
The journalists are residents of Gaza. They are reporting from their home and dying because of it.
This has been the deadliest war for journalists in 30 years.
It certainly doesn't seem accidental.