Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds ( www.reuters.com )

cheese_greater , 6 months ago

Why are journalists required on the ground, why can't we just document all this via satelite 'n shit?

lennybird , 6 months ago

Because it's crucial to have eyes on the ground objectively reporting the reality of the conflict and getting first-hand accounts from people they otherwise wouldn't reach from afar.

It's only thanks to these journalists that we know of the devastation as it is. If we relied solely on Hamas or IDF, we'd get muddied information.

ChaoticEntropy , 6 months ago

Lieutenant Colonel Richard Hecht, the IDF’s international spokesman, said: “We don’t target journalists.” He did not provide further comment.

... because they classify them as enemy combatants/sympathisers whilst capturing footage of Israel's actions.

lennybird , 6 months ago

Throughout this conflict, and after having watched very closely the war in Ukraine the past 2 years... The rhetoric coming out of Israel matches very closely with the same sort of propaganda and denialism Russia uses.