Published December 15,2023
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All events should adhere to worldwide human rights legislation and make sure the safety of journalists, Director of UN Information Service Alessandra Vellucci instructed Anadolu after its photojournalist was attacked by Israeli forces in Jerusalem on Friday.
“Media equipment, offices, and studios must not be the target of attacks or reprisals,” she underlined.
The Israeli forces on Friday violently attacked Anadolu photojournalist Mustafa Alkharouf, who had been on obligation within the occupied East Jerusalem earlier than he was hospitalized.
The incident occurred as a gaggle of Palestinians gathered within the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood close to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque to wish, as restrictions imposed by the Israeli military on Friday prayers on the mosque went into their tenth week.
The head of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Anthony Bellanger, additionally condemned the “violent and aggressive” assault on Alkharouf by Israeli forces.
“It’s a nightmare. It’s a catastrophic situation. So, it’s difficult to say more except that we condemn,” Bellanger instructed Anadolu.
Every day, civilians in addition to journalists turn into “victims of the Israeli military,” he burdened, including that a minimum of 64 journalists and media staff have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7.

He mentioned that the federation will doc all instances, together with the assault in opposition to Alkharouf, for the International Criminal Court.

Source: www.anews.com.tr