Iran Press/ America: Israeli forces shot dead Al Jazeera's journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank. Abu Akleh, a longtime TV correspondent for Al Jazeera Arabic, was killed on Wednesday while covering Israeli army raids in the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.
Speaking at the "Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on The Protection of Journalists" Before the Security Council, Zahra Ershadi, the Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, said, Unfortunately, the rise in violence, intimidation, and harassment directed at journalists in armed conflict in many parts of the world, in particular deliberate attacks in violation of international humanitarian law, has reached a tipping point.
I am grateful to Ireland for organizing today's discussion on the Protection of Journalists. I would also like to thank the briefers for the insightful remarks. She added.
The Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations also called on the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, to take urgent action to put an end to Israel's impunity, ensure protection for the Palestinian people, and pursue measures to hold this regime accountable for the most international crimes committed throughout the decades.
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We emphasize protecting civilians in armed conflicts, including journalists, media professionals, and associated personnel, and call on all parties to an armed conflict to fully comply with their international law obligations. She emphasized.
According to Zahra Ershadi, Unfortunately, the rise in violence, intimidation, and harassment directed at journalists in armed conflict in many parts of the world, particularly deliberate attacks in violation of international humanitarian law, has reached a tipping point.
In the meantime, impunity for war crimes committed against journalists in armed conflict has posed a severe threat to their safety and protection. In this regard, we emphasize the necessity of strengthening UN action toward protecting journalists and ensuring accountability for crimes committed against them in situations of armed conflict.
The Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, in her message, wrote: Nowadays, we are witnessing yet another heinous crime committed against the Palestinian people by the Israeli regime. Israel's assassination of Shireen is part of its longstanding, well-documented war of harassment, intimidation, and violence against journalists aiming at covering up its crimes perpetrated against Palestinians in grave breach of relevant international laws and norms.
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