Israel continues policy of assassinating journalists and attacking ambulances

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The job of a journalist is to show what's happening. Israel considers the truth so dreadful that it must stop it getting out at all costs (to the journalists).

"The Lebanese health ministry said the IDF "pursued" Khalil and Faraj, "who had taken refuge from the first raid in a nearby house, targeting the house where they had sought shelter".

When a Lebanese Red Cross ambulance arrived to treat the wounded, Israeli forces directed a stun grenade and gunfire toward it, preventing it from reaching them, the ministry said in a statement.

"This constitutes a blatant double violation: obstructing the rescue efforts of a citizen known for her civic media activism, and targeting an ambulance clearly marked with the Red Cross emblem," the health ministry said.

Clayton Weimer, the executive director of Reporters Without Borders, said the IDF had received messages from the organisation, as well as journalists, asking that it allow ambulances to get to Khalil.

"The Red Cross signalled they were unable to get through because of ongoing Israeli bombardment. So that is callous disregard, on top of what appears to be a deliberate and targeted killing of a journalist."

BBC.com
 
"In 2024, Khalil said had been the target of an "Israeli death threat" that warned her to leave southern Lebanon, local media , externalreported, external. CPJ said the report raised "serious concerns of deliberate targeting".

Earlier this month, two journalists were killed in separate Israeli strikes in Lebanon - Ghada Dayekh, a presenter with privately-owned radio station Sawt al-Farah, and Suzan Khalil, a reporter and presenter on Al-Manar TV, which is affiliated with the armed group Hezbollah.

Last month, three Lebanese journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in the town of Jezzine, their employers said.

Ali Shoeib, a reporter for Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV, and reporter Fatima Ftouni and her brother, cameraman Mohamed Ftouni, both from Al Mayadeen channel, were killed in the strike.

At the time, the IDF confirmed it killed Shoeib and Mohamed Ftouni, describing them as "terrorists" from Hezbollah's military wing, while saying it was aware of reports a female journalist was also killed.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called the killings a "brazen crime" that broke the "most basic rules" of international law by targeting reporters, "who are ultimately civilians performing a professional duty".
 
@highwayman will be along in a minute to tell us that the Israeli army is composed of decent chaps who never commit war crimes.
 

  • Israel accused of targeting journalists again: A Lebanese journalist was killed yesterday after an Israeli airstrike on a house in southern Lebanon, where she had taken cover while reporting on the Israel-Hezbollah war. Amal Khalil's body was only recovered from the rubble hours later, according to rescue workers. The Committee to Protect Journalists said it is "outraged", while Israel said it is investigating.
 
The IDF seems to have run out of Palestinian journalists to kill.
They are now targeting Lebanese journalists.
 
transam said:
Was she a journalist for an Hezbollah owned news paper ?????
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Even if she was it doesn't justify killing her.
The old adage of 'Don't shoot me I'm just the messenger ' doesn't seem to apply in this case.
 
JohnD said:
@highwayman will be along in a minute to tell us that the Israeli army is composed of decent chaps who never commit war crimes.
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For one thing, I assume that you are referring to me then you have the wrong user name, as I am @Highway Man. Not whoever you are listing. This might actually be why you are getting me mixed up with another user. I have never said that Israel has not commited any war crimes, I think the evidence is clear that they may well have done, but guess what, in a war and this applies to any war, war crimes referencing to the Geneva convention are quite commonly commited. It is war and unfortunately the rule book that you seem to think everyone abides by is not followed for various tactical reasons and is not always as simple in plain black and white as you seem to think. Certain rules are just down to common sense and human dignity but this line is crossed when your job is to kill people or be killed.
 
Highway Man said:
For one thing, I assume that you are referring to me then you have the wrong user name, as I am @Highway Man. Not whoever you are listing. This might actually be why you are getting me mixed up with another user. I have never said that Israel has not commited any war crimes, I think the evidence is clear that they may well have done, but guess what, in a war and this applies to any war, war crimes referencing to the Geneva convention are quite commonly commited. It is war and unfortunately the rule book that you seem to think everyone abides by is not followed for various tactical reasons and is not always as simple in plain black and white as you seem to think. Certain rules are just down to common sense and human dignity but this line is crossed when your job is to kill people or be killed.
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Your (pointless rambling) IDF murder apologist speech, whilst rousing for the likes of filly, convinces no one, especially regarding those innocent folk murdered, going about their daily business.

This isn't line crossing, it's targeted and deliberate murder, sanctioned by Bibi.
 
noseall said:
Your (pointless rambling) IDF murder apologist speech, whilst rousing for the likes of filly, convinces no one, especially regarding those innocent folk murdered, going about their daily business.

This isn't line crossing, it's targeted and deliberate murder, sanctioned by Bibi.
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Well you are quite biased when it comes to the IDF, you keep pointing and wagging the finger at every possible opportunity. How would you fight an enemy that has total disregard for human life or any rules of engagement. With your attitude and ideology of fighting by the rules would give you a very short lifespan on the battlefield. I would give you half a day at best.
 
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