THE HAGUE — The International Criminal Court confirmed Tuesday that it’s investigating potential crimes in opposition to journalists because the outbreak of struggle between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, the place dozens of reporters have been killed.
Media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stated in November that it had filed a criticism with the Hague-based ICC alleging struggle crimes over the deaths of journalists making an attempt to cowl the battle.
“The office of prosecutor Karim Khan has assured the organization that crimes against journalists are included in its investigation into Palestine,” the NGO introduced on Monday.
The courtroom confirmed the assertion, saying: “The ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s investigation into the situation in the State of Palestine concerns crimes committed within the Court’s jurisdiction since 13 June 2014.”
At least 79 journalists and media professionals, the overwhelming majority Palestinian, have been killed because the struggle started three months in the past, in accordance with the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists.
On Sunday, broadcaster Al Jazeera stated two of its Palestinian journalists within the Gaza Strip had been killed in an Israeli strike on their automobile.
Hamza Wael Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuria, who additionally labored as a video stringer for AFP and different news organizations, had been killed in what Al Jazeera referred to as a “targeted killing.”
The Israeli military stated it had struck “a terrorist who operated an aircraft that posed a threat” and was “aware of the reports that during the strike, two other suspects who were in the same vehicle.”
After the most recent deaths, the United Nations’ rights workplace stated Monday that it was “very concerned by [the] high death toll of media workers in Gaza.”
The Gaza struggle broke out after Hamas gunmen launched their October 7 assault that resulted in about 1,140 deaths in Israel, principally civilians, in accordance with an AFP tally primarily based on official figures.
Israel has responded with relentless bombardment and a floor invasion of Gaza which have killed not less than 23,210 individuals, principally ladies and kids, in accordance with the Hamas-run territory’s well being ministry. — Agence France-Presse
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