UNIFIL confirmed that the Israeli attack on journalists in southern Lebanon was intentional

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, while The Zionist regime is trying to avoid responsibility for its numerous war crimes, including the deliberate killing of media persons, in its new investigation, the United Nations concluded that Essam Abdullah, a Lebanese reporter of Reuters news agency, was killed on October 13, a week after At the beginning of the Gaza war, he was killed by two 120 mm bullets from an Israeli tank. In this attack, the Israeli army targeted a group of journalists in southern Lebanon, which is a clear violation of international law. Lebanon) announced in its investigation that an Israeli Merkava tank fired at a group of people who were clearly journalists, and this is despite the fact that 40 minutes before this shooting, there was no exchange of fire or conflict in this part of The border area where these journalists were stationed did not exist.

UNIFEL emphasized: Targeting civilians as well as people who were clearly journalists is a violation of Council Resolution 1701. Security in 2006 is also a violation of international law. Assessments show that there was no exchange of fire at the time of this incident on the Blue Line, and therefore there was no reason to attack the journalists.

In this deliberate crime by the Zionist regime, On the martyrdom of Essam Abdallah, 6 other journalists were also injured.

On the other hand, “Alessandra Galoni”, the senior editor of the Reuters news agency, asked the Israeli regime about the attack on journalists in southern Lebanon. which led to the martyrdom of Essam Abdullah, a 37-year-old Reuters photographer and reporter, to explain and prosecute the perpetrators of this crime.

Two knowledgeable sources announced that this UNIFIL report was sent to the United Nations on February 28 and then to the Lebanese army and the Zionist army.

It has become clear that the Israeli army should conduct a proper investigation on this incident and prevent its recurrence. The army must present the results of its investigation to UNIFIL.

A UN spokesperson also said that UNIFIL’s report has been shared with the relevant parties and we emphasize that all The parties must fulfill their obligations under international law, and civilians, including journalists, should never be targeted, and journalists and members of the media should be protected.

In the Gaza war, journalists have played an important role in exposing the crimes of the Zionist regime and genocide in Gaza. The deliberate killing of journalists by the Zionist army also aims to erase the Palestinian narrative of the war and destroy the truth and obstruct the delivery of news And correct information is provided to public opinion.

Deliberate targeting of journalists is considered a war crime under international and humanitarian law, and journalists should be allowed to act freely. and carry out their work and provide information without interference and stonewalling by the parties involved, but in the first weeks of the war, the Israeli army announced in a statement addressed to international news agencies that it cannot guarantee the safety of journalists working in the Gaza Strip. /p>

According to official statistics, since the beginning of the Gaza war, more than 130 journalists have been deliberately targeted and martyred by the army of the occupying regime.

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