The group Reporters Without Borders says 34 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists, accusing both sides of committing possible war crimes.
The media watchdog calls on the International Criminal Court to investigate the killings.
“The scale, seriousness and recurring nature of international crimes targeting journalists, particularly in Gaza, calls for a priority investigation by the ICC prosecutor,” says Christophe Deloire, head of the group.
It says it filed a complaint with the ICC’s prosecutor regarding eight Palestinian journalists it said were killed in Israel’s bombardment of civilian areas in Gaza, and an Israeli journalist killed during Hamas’s bloody October 7 attack in southern Israel, which ignited the war. At least four Israeli journalists were murdered during the onslaught.
It says the complaint cited “the deliberate, total or partial, destruction of the premises of more than 50 media outlets in Gaza” since the war began.
Israel says it makes every effort to avoid killing civilians and accuses Hamas of putting them at risk by operating in residential areas.
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