Committee to Protect Journalists

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White House: Journalists’ safety is ‘paramount’ after Gaza building bombed

The White House said Saturday that it communicated its concerns to Israel over an airstrike launched in Gaza that destroyed a building that housed several news organizations, including The Associat…

thehill.com

Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said the strike “raises the specter that the Israel Defense Forces is deliberately targeting media facilities in order to disrupt coverage of the human suffering in Gaza.”

“Journalists have an obligation and duty to cover unfolding events in Gaza and it would be illegal for the IDF to use military means to prevent it,” he added, referencing the Israeli military.

These people have no shame. They are not any different than any other civilian. Being a reporter is not a privileged class.