Israeli strikes on journalist in Lebanon might be a 'war crime': Amnesty International

Israeli strikes on a group of seven journalists in south Lebanon on 13 October should be investigated as a "war crime", Amnesty International said on Thursday. 

The Israeli strike killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six others, and was "likely a direct attack on civilians" said Amnesty International, adding that its findings "indicate that the group was visibly identifiable as journalists and that the Israeli military knew or should have known that they were civilians yet attacked them anyway in two separate strikes 37 seconds apart.

“Those responsible for Issam Abdallah’s unlawful killing and the injuring of six other journalists must be held accountable. No 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. There must be an independent and impartial investigation into this deadly attack,” added Amnesty International.