Rights groups say Israeli attack that killed Lebanese journalist an apparent war crime
- Two human rights groups have said an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon that killed al-Akhbar newspaper reporter Amal Khalil and seriously wounded freelance camera operator Zeinab Faraj was an apparent war crime.
- Separate reports by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International concluded that the journalists were targeted while reporting in the town of al-Tiri on 22 April.
- They called for an independent investigation and for Lebanon to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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- Two human rights groups have said an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon that killed al-Akhbar newspaper reporter Amal Khalil and seriously wounded freelance camera operator Zeinab Faraj was an apparent war crime.
- Separate reports by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International concluded that the journalists were targeted while reporting in the town of al-Tiri on 22 April.
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- They called for an independent investigation and for Lebanon to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
Sources: BBC News, Al Jazeera