An Israeli strike that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and injured her colleague Zeinab Faraj in April was a war crime, three rights organisations said on Thursday. Amnesty said that despite the Israeli military calling it a military zone and barring people from going there, it is still required to distinguish between civilians and combatants. The Israeli military finally granted the request for rescue crews to re-enter the town at 8.15pm. She was trapped under the rubble during that time, waiting to be rescued, while the Israeli military prevented rescue crews from saving her life. All three organisations have demanded accountability for Khalil’s killing, and described it as part of a larger pattern of impunity by the Israeli military towards civilians.