Israel charges settler in Palestinian activist's killing, in rare indictment
By Pesha Magid JERUSALEM, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Israeli prosecutors on Thursday charged a Jewish settler over the killing of a Palestinian community leader last year in the occupied West Bank - the first indictment of a settler in a Palestinian's death in nearly three years. In an indictment filed by the State Attorney's office, Yinon Levi is charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of Owdeh…
Three human rights organizations have labeled an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, which resulted in the death of journalist Amal Khalil and the injury of camerawoman Zeinab Faraj in April, as a "war crime." The incident occurred on April 22 in the village of al-Tiri, where the two women sought refuge in a building following an Israeli strike on a car ahead of them.
That building subsequently came under attack. Faraj was rescued, but Lebanese authorities accused Israeli forces of hindering rescue efforts for Khalil, who remained alive at the time.
Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International, and the Lebanese organization The Legal Agenda each conducted independent investigations into the matter. HRW described the events as "apparently deliberate attacks on civilians," which they deemed a war crime. Amnesty International echoed these sentiments, calling the incident a "direct attack on civilians" and advocating for a war crime investigation.
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