Investigation of the El-Chaab incident regarding Reuters
On October 13, 2023 a group of journalists was struck by ammunition on a hilltop near the village of Aalma El-Chaab in southern Lebanon, close to the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel, also referred as the United Nations (UN) 2000 Blue Line. A visuals journalist from Reuters was killed and two other Reuters journalists were injured. Journalists from Agence France-Presse and Al Jazeera were also injured. Reuters requested an analysis of the incident by TNO.
Final report published
On December 7, 2023 Reuters included the preliminary results of this TNO-investigation in their coverage of the incident on their website: Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds.
On Thursday, March 7, 2024, the final report was published by Reuters and then by TNO.
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Investigation of the El-Chaab incident
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