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Israel/Palestine

revmclaren

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6. No journalists are safe in a war zone.

Reply to Eugene (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 21, 2023, 08:31 PM

Nov 2023

Never have been.

No country has ever guaranteed the safety of the press in battle. Those journalists who put themselves in harm's way know the risk.

And if they imbed themselves in an area that is attacking another country...and is in a location with a Hamas leader, who was killed in the attack, then all bets are off

And many posters here on DU keep throwing out the 'it's a war crime' so many times in posts and threads that many readers just dont take those statements seriously any more. Those who do this really need to bone up on the definition.

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LauraInLA

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Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill reporters, senior Hamas official [View all] Eugene Nov 2023 OP

Dear Lord claudette Nov 2023 #1

Are they trying to bring Hezbollah into the fight? patphil Nov 2023 #2

But Hezbollah is firing rockets into Israel daily. Should Israel not return fire? LauraInLA Nov 2023 #3

You are correct, my mistake. patphil Nov 2023 #7

Why are any journalists embedding with Hamas revmclaren Nov 2023 #4

There were multiple strikes. Israel states it will not guarantee the safety of journalists in a combat zone. Eugene Nov 2023 #5

No journalists are safe in a war zone. revmclaren Nov 2023 #6