Get you up to speed: Lebanese journalist deliberately targeted by Israeli attack, probe reveals
Three rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and The Legal Agenda, have revealed findings from an investigation into an Israeli attack that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil in April. The probe indicates that Israel deliberately targeted Khalil, and her camerawoman was also wounded in the incident.
The investigation conducted by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and The Legal Agenda concluded that the Israeli military targeted Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and her camerawoman. The UN human rights office has classified such deliberate attacks on civilians as a war crime.
The findings of the investigation, conducted by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and The Legal Agenda, prompted strong condemnation, affirming that Israel’s actions constituted a deliberate attack on civilians, a potential war crime under international law. The UN human rights office is expected to review these allegations as part of its ongoing monitoring of the situation, with calls for accountability intensifying among various international bodies.
What remains unclear — It is not known whether Israel will face any repercussions for the deliberate targeting of civilians.
Rights groups accuse Israel of war crimes in attack on journalist in April
