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️BREAKING:The journalist seen burning after the Israeli strike on press tents near Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, is Ahmad Mansour, a reporter for Palestine Today. A father and sole provider, he is now critically injured as doctors fight to save his life.
Total number of injured journalists is currently 7.
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Here’s what International Law says and it basically debunks every excuse Israel uses to target journalists.
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and international legal rulings regarding the protection of journalists and when such protection may be lost:
1. Geneva Conventions – Additional Protocol I (1977)
Article 79 – Measures of protection for journalists
“Journalists engaged in dangerous professional missions in areas of armed conflict shall be considered as civilians… and shall be protected as such under the Conventions and this Protocol, provided that they take no action adversely affecting their status as civilians.”
Interpretation: As long as journalists do not directly participate in hostilities, they are protected civilians.
Source: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-79
2. Customary IHL – Rule 34: Protection of Journalists
The ICRC’s Customary IHL Study states:
“Civilian journalists engaged in professional missions in areas of armed conflict must be respected and protected as long as they are not taking a direct part in hostilities.”
•Source: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule34
3. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998)
Article 8(2)(b)(i) – War crimes:
“Intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking direct part in hostilities”
Attacking a journalist who is not directly involved in combat could constitute a war crime.
Source: https://t.co/TqdkH9u2Pi
4. Case Law:
ICTY – Prosecutor v. Galic (2003)
In the Trial Chamber judgment regarding the siege of Sarajevo, the court held:
“The targeting of journalists who are not directly participating in hostilities constitutes a grave breach of the laws and customs of war.”
The judgment reaffirmed that journalists are not lawful targets, even if they report from enemy-controlled areas or have contacts with fighters.
5. UN Security Council Resolution 2222 (2015)
Reaffirmed that journalists are civilians under IHL and must be protected.
Condemned attacks against journalists in conflict zones.
•Source: https://docs.un.org/S/RES/2222(2015)
Clarification:
Mere association, reporting, interviews with fighters, presence in enemy territory, or political sympathies do not meet the legal threshold for direct participation in hostilities under IHL.
Even taking photos with armed actors or embedding with them does not justify targeting a journalist unless they:
•Bear arms,
•Gather intelligence for the group,
•Serve a direct military function.
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International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and international legal rulings regarding the protection of journalists and when such protection may be lost:
1. Geneva Conventions – Additional Protocol I (1977)
Article 79 – Measures of protection for journalists
“Journalists engaged in dangerous professional missions in areas of armed conflict shall be considered as civilians… and shall be protected as such under the Conventions and this Protocol, provided that they take no action adversely affecting their status as civilians.”
Interpretation: As long as journalists do not directly participate in hostilities, they are protected civilians.
Source: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-79
2. Customary IHL – Rule 34: Protection of Journalists
The ICRC’s Customary IHL Study states:
“Civilian journalists engaged in professional missions in areas of armed conflict must be respected and protected as long as they are not taking a direct part in hostilities.”
•Source: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule34
3. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998)
Article 8(2)(b)(i) – War crimes:
“Intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking direct part in hostilities”
Attacking a journalist who is not directly involved in combat could constitute a war crime.
Source: https://t.co/TqdkH9u2Pi
4. Case Law:
ICTY – Prosecutor v. Galic (2003)
In the Trial Chamber judgment regarding the siege of Sarajevo, the court held:
“The targeting of journalists who are not directly participating in hostilities constitutes a grave breach of the laws and customs of war.”
The judgment reaffirmed that journalists are not lawful targets, even if they report from enemy-controlled areas or have contacts with fighters.
5. UN Security Council Resolution 2222 (2015)
Reaffirmed that journalists are civilians under IHL and must be protected.
Condemned attacks against journalists in conflict zones.
•Source: https://docs.un.org/S/RES/2222(2015)
Clarification:
Mere association, reporting, interviews with fighters, presence in enemy territory, or political sympathies do not meet the legal threshold for direct participation in hostilities under IHL.
Even taking photos with armed actors or embedding with them does not justify targeting a journalist unless they:
•Bear arms,
•Gather intelligence for the group,
•Serve a direct military function.
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