Reporters Without Borders has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the killing or injury of Palestinian journalists in Gaza amidst the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
The organization has called on the ICC’s Chief Prosecutor to investigate allegations of war crimes committed by Israel against at least nine Palestinian journalists since December 15th.
In January, the ICC announced that it was investigating potential crimes against journalists since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Reporters Without Borders stated that out of the 100 journalists killed in the conflict, there are “reasonable grounds to believe that some of these journalists were deliberately targeted, and others were victims of intentional attacks by the Israeli military against civilians.”
The complaint, the third submitted by Reporters Without Borders, pertains to eight Palestinian journalists reportedly killed between December 20th and May 20th, and another who was injured.
The organization emphasized that all the journalists concerned were killed or injured while performing their duties.
This complaint underscores the ongoing concerns about the safety of journalists in conflict zones and highlights the importance of international legal mechanisms in addressing alleged war crimes and protecting the rights of the media.
The Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 people and hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and “numerous” others were trapped in flaming debris.
Gaza’s Health Ministry announced that women and children covered most of the dead and dozens of wounded.
The attacks came two days after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to end its military offensive in Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million population had sought shelter before Israel’s incursion earlier this month.
On Monday in Brussels, the foreign ministers of the EU 27 member states are set to convene to discuss the ongoing war in Gaza.
