Rights groups call Israel’s killing of journalist Amal Khalil a ‘war crime’
Summary
Rights groups say Israel deliberately targeted and killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and injured photojournalist Zainab Faraj during an attack in southern Lebanon on April 22. The groups accuse Israel of blocking medical help and call the attack a war crime based on their investigations.Key Facts
- Amal Khalil, a seasoned Lebanese journalist, was killed in an Israeli strike in al-Tiri, southern Lebanon.
- Photojournalist Zainab Faraj was seriously hurt in the same attack.
- Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and The Legal Agenda conducted investigations and called the attacks war crimes.
- Israeli forces bombed a building where the journalists had taken shelter after fleeing their vehicle.
- Despite an appeal for evacuation from the Lebanese Red Cross via the UN peacekeeping force, Israel struck the site.
- Rights groups say Israeli drones and quadcopters tracked the journalists, who were civilians.
- Israeli forces reportedly stopped paramedics from reaching the wounded journalists, including firing stun grenades.
- Israel claimed it targeted a Hezbollah military site and denied preventing rescue efforts.
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