‘Journalists must never be targeted in war zones,’ says French foreign minister after 3 killed in Lebanon

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Sunday denounced the killing of three journalists in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, noting that targeting journalists would be a violation of international law, Anadolu reports. “Journalists must never be targeted in war zones, including if they have ties to parties in the conflict,” Barrot told broadcaster France 3, according to BFM TV. “If it is indeed confirmed that the journalists in question were deliberately targeted by the Israeli army, then this is extremely serious and a blatant violation of international law,” he said. Three journalists were killed on Saturday when an Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle they were traveling in near the city of Jezzine in southern Lebanon, according to an Anadolu […]