Issam Abdallah: 'We call once again on Israel to investigate his killing fully and transparently", says Reuters
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00:00It has been one year since Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah was killed by Israeli shelling.
00:05He died near the Lebanese village of Alma al-Shab, filming cross-border fighting between
00:10Israel and Hezbollah.
00:12His final video recording the shell that ultimately killed him.
00:16Here is Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galoni.
00:21On this first anniversary of his death, we call once again on Israel to investigate his
00:27killing fully and transparently, to make the findings public and to hold those responsible
00:36to account.
00:37Issam was a brilliant journalist who was very much loved in this newsroom.
00:42At Reuters, we report the news with accuracy, integrity, independence and freedom from bias.
00:51It is critically important that our journalists can do so safely.