Airstrike in Gaza Kills Five Journalists, Israeli Military Says it’s Investigating

What Happened?

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza yesterday killed five journalists according to several different international sources. The office of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, posted the following statement on social media, ‘Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza.’

The Israeli military also issued a statement saying they do not intentionally target journalists and that they were investigating the strike that occurred in the vicinity of Nasser Hospital. At least twenty other people were killed in the same airstrike according to Gaza’s public health officials.

Why it Matters

Israel is a signatory to the Geneva Convention, which expressly prohibits the targeting of journalists in active war zones. However, the prohibition is for targeting journalists intentionally, it does not address the inadvertent killing of journalists working in war zones. Israel has reiterated that it does not intentionally target journalists working in Gaza.

Miss Palantir at $10? Don’t miss this at $0.30.

When Palantir went public at $10 per share, not many people imagined it would climb 2,500% in just a few years.

And while that ship has sailed, the next one might be in front of our eyes.

Meet Mode Mobile, a company turning everyday phone use into real rewards for 50 million+ users in 170 countries.^*

Instead of Big Tech taking your attention for free, Mode pays people for it for using apps, games, and other everyday activities they’re already doing.

That model has led to:

●     50M+ users
●     $325M+ paid to users
●     $75M in real revenue
●     Nasdaq ticker secured for potential IPO

The kicker? 32,481% growth. That’s over 13× Palantir’s historic run… and Mode hasn’t even hit the stock market yet.

For once, you don’t need to be an insider, VC, or accredited investor to get in.

Right now, shares are open to the public at early-stage prices — as low as $0.30.

If the ticker symbol appears on the Nasdaq, the price could be a different story.

You missed Palantir at $10.

Will you miss Mode at $0.30?

>>> Get the details here

Active war zones are often chaotic and dangerous places, and journalists who work there are well aware of the extreme risks they take by reporting from places where combatants are engaged in hostilities. Because journalists also move around frequently to talk to different people in order to get a wider range of sources of information, it can be difficult to always keep track of their exact whereabouts. 

At the same time, countries like Israel who signed the Geneva Convention are also legally bound by the terms, which includes a prohibition on the direct targeting of civilians. Under the Geneva Convention, journalists are classified as civilians and accorded the same protections from intentional harm. Miliary forces conducting operations in places where journalists are working have a legal obligation to avoid carrying out attacks that they know will likely result in the death or harm of civilians.

While those legalities are straightforward and clear, combat is often a rapidly changing and murky situation. Even military forces who go to great lengths to avoid causing civilian casualties sometimes do so because of the proximity between civilians and combatants. This is especially true in a densely populated urban environment like the Gaza Strip.

For the most part, accidental killings of civilians during warfare largely go unpunished. That will likely be the case in Gaza, unless it could be proved that Israel was deliberately targeting journalists. Israel has expressed remorse and regret over the killing of civilians in Gaza, something Hamas has never done over the killing of civilians in Israel. 

How it Affects You

Even the unintentional killing of journalists in war can be detrimental to the reputation of the military deemed responsible. The killing of five journalists near Nasser Hospital this week will likely increase the global outcry against Israel for the way it is conducting the war in Gaza. 

^*Mode Mobile recently received their ticker reservation with Nasdaq ($MODE), indicating an intent to IPO in the next 24 months. An intent to IPO is no guarantee that an actual IPO will occur.

The Deloitte rankings are based on submitted applications and public company database research, with winners selected based on their fiscal-year revenue growth percentage over a three-year period.

Please read the offering circular and related risks at invest.modemobile.com.