Human rights group says Israel likely ‘deliberately’ killed Lebanon journalists

[Karah]

AN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP IS CALLING AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE THAT KILLED THREE JOURNALISTS IN LEBANON – A LIKELY DELIBERATE ATTACK.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH SAYS THE ISRAELI MILITARY KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN JOURNALISTS WERE STAYING IN THE TARGETED BUILDING DURING THE TIME OF THE STRIKE ON OCTOBER 25TH. 

THE NEW REPORT ALSO MENTIONS THE ISRAELI FORCES CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK USING AN AIR-DROPPED BOMB WITH A U-S PRODUCED JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION GUIDANCE KIT. 

THE GROUP SAYS THE U-S GOVERNMENT SHOULD STOP WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO ISRAEL BECAUSE OF THE MILITARY’S REPEATED “UNLAWFUL ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS.”

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS ISRAEL’S USE OF U-S WEAPONS IN THE WAR LIKELY VIOLATES INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, BUT ADDED U-S OFFICIALS ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THAT FOR SURE IN SPECIFIC AIRSTRIKES. 

TWO CAMERA OPERATORS AND A BROADCAST TECHNICIAN WHO WORKED FOR HEZBOLLAH’S AL-MANAR T-V DIED IN THE OCTOBER ATTACK.

ACCORDING TO LEBANON’S HEALTH MINISTER … ELEVEN OTHER JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE THEN.

ISRAEL HAS REPEATEDLY SAID IT DOES NOT DELIBERATELY TARGET JOURNALISTS. 

BUT, HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS POINT TO THE MEDIA REGULARLY BEING TARGETED SINCE THE ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH CONFLICT BEGAN MORE THAN A YEAR AGO … WITH RICHARD WEIR FROM HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH SAYING. …

“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.” 

PRESIDENT BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE A CEASEFIRE TUESDAY THAT THE U-S HELPED SECURE TO END THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HEZBOLLAH.

FOR SAN – I’M KARAH RUCKER.

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