Rights groups denounce Israeli killing of Lebanese journalist as 'war crime'
Rights groups denounce Israeli killing of Lebanese journalist as 'war crime' Three human rights organisations have denounced an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon that killed a journalist in April as a "war crime." Amal Khalil, who worked for the daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, was killed, while freelance cameraperson Zeinab Faraj was wounded, in an attack on 22 April in the village of al-Tiri. The…
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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