This collective opinion piece, co-written by members of the JURDI board and Scientific Council, was published on June 5, 2026 on the front page of Mediapart in the Mediapart Club.
It presents the legal framework, in international law and particularly in IHL, protecting journalists working in situations of armed conflict.
While a ceasefire has been in effect since April 17, 2026, and negotiations are underway in Washington, the fighting in Lebanon has never stopped. These Israeli attacks are accompanied by an increasingly blatant attempt to silence those who document them: the journalists. This constitutes a clear war crime.
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