The Organization of Human Rights Defense Observatory for Human Rights (Human Rights Watch, Hrw) He urged the Lebanese government on Monday to seek justice for a blow to the Israeli Armed Forces, which had cost his life two years ago to a journalist at the Reuters news agency and had seriously injured others, including two.

On October 13, 2023, a blow killed Reuters’ cameraman Isam Abdallah and injured six more reporters, including two of his AFP – was about the Dylan Collins and the photo writer Christina Asiwhich suffered amputation on the right foot.

Independent investigations, including that of the French Agency itself, concluded that the blow was done with a 120mm shellfish found by the Israeli Armed Forces Battle Firearm. The Israeli authorities have denied that they were targeting reporters.

UN special rapporteur for out -of -court executions Morris Tindbol-Binds appreciated Friday that the blow against the group of journalists was “A deliberate attack, targeted in two years by the Israeli forces, an obvious infringement (…) of international humanitarian law, a war crime.”

On Thursday, the Lebanese government ordered the Ministry of Justice to examine legal options for prosecution against Israel on the case.

The decision of the Lebanese government “It offers a new opportunity to ensure that the victims of justice be rendered”HRW said in a statement. Two years after the attack, “The victims of war crimes in Lebanon continue to have real access” To justice, the NGO added.

“This initiative (of Beirut) is the first step and we call on the government to guarantee that the procedure will proceed by sending an official request to the International Criminal Court (ICT) to exercise its jurisdiction by conducting a investigation into the crimes committed by Lebanon against Journalists.”also said the Jonathan Daggerofficials of the Non -Governmental Organization Journalists Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières, RSF) responsible for the Middle East.