The Committee to Protect Journalists said that the EU should consider a suspension of its agreement allowing free trade with Israel unless Israel takes responsibility. (EPA Images pic)JERUSALEM: The Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday urged pressure on Israel, including potential economic consequences, if it does not hold responsible troops behind a deadly 2023 strike on reporters in Lebanon.
A Reuters journalist was killed, and two AFP reporters were seriously wounded when they came under fire in southern Lebanon close to the border with Israel on Oct 13, 2023.
Investigations by both news agencies as well as several non-governmental groups concluded that Israel carried out the attack.
