Ballistic analysis proves Israeli forces carried out air strike with intention to kill Issam Abdullah, says Reporters Without Borders.
Reuters' journalist Issam Abdallah holds a kitten while posing for a picture in Saaideh, Lebanon, weeks before his death.
It said that on the da y of the attack at around 6 p.m., two attacks took place approximately 30 seconds apart in the area, where seven journalists including Abdullah were located. "The fact that there were two attacks coming from the same direction to the same point in such a short time clearly shows that there was deliberate targeting,” it stressed.The statement further noted that the journalists who were at the point where the attack took place had bulletproof vests and helmets with"Press" written on them.
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