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France says 'light must be shed' on 13 October strike on journalists in Lebanon

The gear that belonged to Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah who was killed on 13 October by a strike, is displayed during a press conference by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in Beirut, Lebanon, on 7 December, 2023. © Reuters - Emilie Madi

France wants clarification about a missile strike in southern Lebanon on 13 October that killed a Reuters journalist and injured six others, including two from French news agency AFP.

"All light must be shed on this tragedy," a French foreign ministry statement said, adding that international humanitarian law obliged warring parties to "protect civilians, and in particular journalists, who must be able to exercise their profession freely and in complete safety".

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