UN Human Rights condemns ‘slaughter’ of journalists in Gaza City – SABC News
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza City, the majority working for Al Jazeera in covering the ongoing war there.
Guterres echoes an earlier condemnation from the UN Human Rights Office condemning the slaughter of the journalists in their tent, calling it a grave breach of international humanitarian law.
The UN has called on Israel to respect and protect all civilians, including journalists, as the organization lamented the killing of over 200 journalists and media workers in Gaza since the start of the war.
“We all saw that yesterday, colleagues of our Al Jazeera friends here, who were working in Gaza, were victims yet again of the conflict. I can tell you that the Secretary-General condemns the killing of the six Palestinian journalists in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on August 10th. These latest killings highlight the extreme risks that journalists continue to face when covering this ongoing conflict. The Secretary-General calls for an independent and impartial investigation into these latest killings. At least 242 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the war began. Journalists and media workers must be respected, they must be protected and they must be allowed to carry out their work freely, free from fear and free from harassment,” says UNSG Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric.
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