Israeli strike that killed three journalists in south Lebanon apparent war crime: HRW
Human Rights Watch released a report which says that Israel's 25 October strike which killed three journalists in Hasbaya, south Lebanon was an apparent war crime.
The Israeli army used an air-dropped bomb equipped with a US-produced Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kit, the report says.
"Israel’s use of US arms to unlawfully attack and kill journalists away from any military target is a terrible mark on the United States as well as Israel," said Richard Weir, senior crisis, conflict and arms researcher at Human Rights Watch. "The Israeli military’s previous deadly attacks on journalists without any consequences give little hope for accountability in this or future violations against the media."
HRW found no evidence of fighting, military forces, or military activity in the resort the journalists were sleeping in, and said the Israeli army "knew or should have known that journalists were staying in the area and in the targeted building".
New @HRW report finds that an Israeli strike that killed 3 journalists in Lebanon, using US weapons, is an apparent war crime
— Ramzi Kaiss / رمزي قيس (@kaiss_ramzi) November 25, 2024
The US should suspend arm sales to Israel because of its unlawful attacks, for which US officials may be complicit in war crimeshttps://t.co/192UkTN6ku pic.twitter.com/x8Megzka4F