France says 'light must be shed' on Oct 13 strike on journalists in Lebanon
France on Tuesday said "all light" must be shed on the strike in southern Lebanon on October 13 that killed a Reuters journalist and injured six others, including two from AFP.
"All light must be shed on this tragedy," a French foreign ministry statement said, adding that international humanitarian law obliged warring parties to "protect civilians, and in particular journalists, who must be able to exercise their profession freely and in complete safety."
An investigation by Agence France-Presse published on December 7 into the strike pointed to a tank shell only used by the Israeli army in the high-tension border region.
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France's reaction is delayed by a month, while the grim reality persists in Israel where approximately 100 journalists have fallen victim to fatal incidents within the context of Gaza since 10/7. Shouldn't this urgent situation demand an immediate spotlight? The reason it seemingly doesn't is because, irrespective of any investigative outcome, the stark truth remains unaltered. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) consistently target journalists, employing various methods—be it anonymous threats via phone calls, cyber warfare, or resorting to direct physical threats—spanning across decades.
