Israeli Government Responds to Investigation Results on Killing of Reuters Journalist

Israeli government spokesman Elon Levy indicated today, Thursday, that he is "not aware of the findings reached by investigators, which state that Israeli tank fire killed Reuters journalist Issam al-Abdallah and injured six others in Lebanon," but denied that Israeli forces targeted civilians. In response to a question about the conclusions drawn by reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch, Levy stated in a televised press briefing: "We do not target civilians... We do everything we can to keep civilians out of harm's way."