An international human rights group called an Israeli air strike that killed three journalists in Lebanon a likely deliberate attack. Human Rights Watch said the Israeli military knew or should have known journalists were staying in the targeted building during the time of the strike on Oct. 25.
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.
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The group said the U.S. government should stop weapons transfers to Israel because of the military’s repeated “unlawful attacks on civilians.”
The Biden administration said Israel’s use of U.S. weapons in the war likely violates international humanitarian law. However, the White House 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 TV died in the October attack.
According to Lebanon’s health minister, eleven other journalists have been killed since then.
“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,” Richard Weird from Human Rights Watch said.
Israel has repeatedly said it doesn’t deliberately target journalists and the IDF has not responded to the recent wave of allegations.
Biden announced a cease-fire Tuesday, Nov. 26, that the U.S. helped secure, to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
