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Fellow journalists mourn during the funeral of Hamza Wael Dahdouh, a journalist with the Al Jazeera television network, who was killed in a reported Israeli air strike, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on January 7, 2024

Fellow journalists mourn during the funeral of Hamza Wael Dahdouh, a journalist with the Al Jazeera television network, who was killed in a reported Israeli air strike, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on January 7, 2024. Dahdouh's father, Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Gaza, Wael Al-Dahdouh, was himself wounded in the arm and lost his wife and two other children in Israeli bombardment in the initial weeks of the war. (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP)

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Fellow journalists mourn during the funeral of Hamza Wael Dahdouh, a journalist with the Al Jazeera television network, who was killed in a reported Israeli air strike, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on January 7, 2024.

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716797680711AFP__20240107__349N7GF__v2__Preview__PalestinianIsraelConflict.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Fellow journalists mourn during the funeral of Hamza Wael Dahdouh, a journalist with the Al Jazeera television network, who was killed in a reported Israeli air strike, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on January 7, 2024. Dahdouh&#x27;s father, Al Jazeera&#x27;s bureau chief in Gaza, Wael Al-Dahdouh, was himself wounded in the arm and lost his wife and two other children in Israeli bombardment in the initial weeks of the war. (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP)</span></span></span></div><p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Monday it had filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Palestinian journalists killed or injured in Gaza.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/10/24/international-criminal-court-probing-journalist-deaths-in-gaza">• International Criminal Court says probing journalist deaths in Gaza</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/1/un-experts-decry-killing-silencing-of-journalists-in-gaza-256">• UN experts decry killing, silencing of journalists in Gaza</a></div><p>RSF said it was asking the ICC&#x27;s prosecutor to investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Israeli army against at least nine Palestinian reporters since December 15.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/5/5/israel-orders-al-jazeera-to-close-local-operation-2301">• Israel orders Al Jazeera to close local operation</a></div><p>The ICC said in January it was probing potential crimes against journalists since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, which has cost the lives of more than 100 reporters.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/12/19/23/gaza-journalists-both-witnesses-and-victims-of-war">• Gaza journalists both witnesses and victims of war</a></div><p>RSF said it had &quot;reasonable grounds for thinking that some of these journalists were deliberately killed and that the others were the victims of deliberate IDF (Israel Defense Force) attacks against civilians.&quot;</p><p>This specific complaint — the third the RSF has made — concerns eight Palestinian journalists killed between December 20 and May 20, and one other who sustained injuries.</p><p>&quot;All concerned journalists were killed (or injured) in the course of their work,&quot; RSF said in a statement.</p><p>Antoine Bernard, RSF advocacy and assistance director, said: &quot;Those who kill journalists are attacking the public&#x27;s right to information, which is even more essential in times of conflict.&quot;</p><p>ICC prosecutor Karim Khan last week asked the court to issue arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for alleged war crimes and crimes and humanity.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/5/20/war-crimes-prosecutor-seeks-arrest-of-israeli-and-hamas-leaders-including-netanyahu-722">• War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu</a></div><p>Israel has strongly denied the allegation and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that to draw a parallel between Hamas and Israeli leaders was &quot;despicable&quot;.</p><div><strong>&#x27;DEADLIEST PERIOD FOR JOURNALISTS&#x27;</strong></div><p>The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 107 journalists and media workers have been killed during the Gaza war, the &quot;deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/3/23/un-chief-to-visit-gaza-border-as-israel-vows-rafah-attack-1539">• UN chief to visit Gaza border as Israel vows Rafah attack</a></div><p>The RSF complaint includes the case of two Palestinian journalists killed in January while working for Al Jazeera.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/5/14/gazan-journalist-returns-to-work-following-leg-amputation-2120">• Gazan journalist returns to work following leg amputation</a></div><p>Hamza Wael Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuria, who also worked as a video stringer for AFP and other news organizations, were killed while they were &quot;on their way to carry out their duty&quot; for the channel in the Gaza Strip, the network said.</p><p>The Israeli army told AFP at the time it had &quot;struck a terrorist who operated an aircraft that posed a threat to IDF troops&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/5/20/amal-clooney-helped-icc-weigh-gaza-war-crimes-evidence-757">• Amal Clooney helped ICC weigh Gaza war crimes evidence</a></div><p>It added it was &quot;aware of the reports that during the strike, two other suspects who were in the same vehicle as the terrorist were also hit&quot;.</p><p>The Gaza war broke out after Hamas&#x27;s October 7 attack resulted in the deaths of more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures.</p><p>Israel&#x27;s retaliatory offensive has killed at least 35,984 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to data from the territory&#x27;s health ministry.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ih1MxJrRJ8k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>RSF said it was asking the ICC to investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Israeli army against at least 9 Palestinian reporters since December 15.</p>

RSF said it was asking the ICC to investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Israeli army against at least 9 Palestinian reporters since December 15.

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Media watchdog files ICC case vs Israel over journalists' deaths in Gaza

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Published May 27, 2024 04:17 PM PHT

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