CPJ: Israel’s ‘mistake’ claim fails to justify deadly October 2023 attack on Lebanon journalists
New York, June 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists rejects comments by Israel’s ambassador to France, Joshua Laurent Zarka, characterizing the October 13, 2023, Israeli strikes that killed Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists a “mistake.” His remarks fail to justify why Israeli forces attacked a clearly identifiable group of journalists…
Members of Congress, CPJ, Amnesty International USA to hold press conference about Israel’s systematic targeting of journalists
American journalist Dylan Collins joins call for justice for October 13, 2023, Israeli attack that wounded him and killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah in Lebanon Washington, December 4, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Amnesty International USA join U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and U.S. Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At Large)…
Journalist killed, others injured in southern Lebanon strike
New York, October 13, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Friday shelling in southern Lebanon from the direction of Israel that killed Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists. Those wounded include two other Reuters journalists, Thaer Al-Sudani and Maher Nazeh, two Al-Jazeera TV staffers, Elie Brakhya and reporter Carmen Joukhadar, and Agence France-Press journalists Christina Assi…