Jonathan Daghar, the head of the Middle East desk at Reporters Without Borders, says early information indicates the journalists hit in Lebanon were identifiable and not surrounded by combatants.
“We still have a little bit of missing information, but everything that we have and we know so far is pointing at a deliberate attack,” he told Al Jazeera.
“We’re still going to look at all the information, but if it does turn out that it’s deliberate, then we are talking about a war crime,” he said.
“This reminds us, unfortunately, of [Al Jazeera journalist] Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022, who was also wearing a press vest, who was also killed by an Israeli bullet by their own admission. To this day, there is still impunity for this crime,” he said.
“It also reminds us of the seven other journalists working in Gaza killed since Saturday, October 7.”
Source: Aljazeera
