Missiles Kill Two Media Workers, Toddler; 10 Wounded
The attacks killed two Palestinian
cameramen, wounded at least 10 media workers, and badly damaged four media
offices, as well as the offices of four private companies. One of the attacks
killed a two-year-old boy who lived across the street from a targeted
building.
The Israeli government asserted that each of the four attacks
was on a legitimate military target but provided no specific information to
support its claims. After examining the attack sites and interviewing witnesses,
Human Rights Watch found no indications that these targets were valid military
objectives.
“Just because Israel says a journalist was a fighter or a TV
station was a command center does not make it so,” said Sarah Leah Whitson,
Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “Journalists who praise Hamas and TV
stations that applaud attacks on Israel may be propagandists, but that does not
make them legitimate targets under the laws of war.”....."
The attacks killed two Palestinian cameramen, wounded at least 10 media workers, and badly damaged four media offices, as well as the offices of four private companies. One of the attacks killed a two-year-old boy who lived across the street from a targeted building.
The Israeli government asserted that each of the four attacks was on a legitimate military target but provided no specific information to support its claims. After examining the attack sites and interviewing witnesses, Human Rights Watch found no indications that these targets were valid military objectives.
“Just because Israel says a journalist was a fighter or a TV station was a command center does not make it so,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “Journalists who praise Hamas and TV stations that applaud attacks on Israel may be propagandists, but that does not make them legitimate targets under the laws of war.”....."
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