Israel attack on Yemeni newspaper was second deadliest on journalists ever recorded | Journalist safety
Last week, thirty -one journalist and media staff were killed by Israeli strikes in the newspaper offices in Yemen. Journalists Protection Committee (CPJ) He said that the most deadly attack on journalists in the last 16 years on Friday.
Israel hit a newspaper complex in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, which hosted three Houthi media organizations on September 10th. At that time, according to the Editor -in -Chief, the members of the Yemeni Army’s press branch ended the weekly pressure pressure.
According to the Houthi Ministry of Health, at least 35 people died in the attack, including a child accompanied by a journalist. All journalists worked for 26 Eylül newspaper or Yemen newspaper of Houthi.
In 2009, the attack was second to the second best against the journalists recorded by CPJ after the Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines.
“A cruel and unfair attack aimed at innocent people who work with the only crime in the media and who are not equipped with anything other than their pens and words,” he said to CPJ.
Even those who have relationships with journalists or media employees and armed groups are unless they agree with direct hostility.
The Israeli Army told Sana that the Houthi Public Relations Department, which distributes “Psychological Terror”, said that there were “military targets üzere. He also said that Houthis retaliate on the Houthi attacks on Israel, which Houthis said that it means “solidarity ile with the Palestinians during the Gaza War.
Since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza, Houthis has constantly launched missiles in Israel and targeted ships in the Red Sea, where they determined to associate with Israel.
CPJ said that the attack in Yemen came as part of a larger Israeli model killing media workers in the Middle East, and tried to describe journalists as warriors, excuse these murders. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed 247 journalists in Gaza, UN Human Rights Office.
When Israel bombed media tents and killed six journalists, including Al Jazeera’s Anas Al-Sharif on August 10, without evidence that they were members of Hamas. On August 26th, Israel’s double touch at the Al-Naser Hospital in Southern Gaza killed five more journalists.
In Lebanon, Israel killed journalists of pro -Hezbullah channels and members of Hezbollah’s media office, and they were all considered civilians under international law.
CPJ Regional Program Director Sara Quah said, “Since October 7, 2023, Israel has emerged as a regional killer of journalists… This last killing madness is not only a major violation of international law, but also a terrible warning to journalists in the region.”
There was a global attack against the systematic murder of Israel journalists in Gaza, but there is no significant result for Israeli soldiers who killed media workers. The murder of Yemen journalists was greatly ignored by governments and created more fear of impunity.
