The Committee to Protect Journalists and 51 other non-governmental organizations issued a joint statement on Thursday, November 14, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon.
The statement said Israel had attacked protected persons, including journalists, health workers, peacekeepers, and emergency responders, and called on the international community to “condemn and demand an immediate end to attacks on protected persons and sites in Lebanon.”
The statement noted the indiscriminate and widespread killing of journalists and other civilians. CPJ has documented the death, displacement, assaults, obstructions, detentions, and unsafe conditions for journalists in Lebanon. It is critical that all parties to conflict respect international law, which is central to enabling journalists to report and work on the conflict safely.
The statement also highlighted the IDF’s October 25, 2024, airstrike on a compound housing 18 journalists in southern Lebanon. The attack, which Lebanon’s Minister of Information referred to as “an assassination,” killed two journalists and a media worker and injured at least three others.
Read the full statement here.