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News agencies operating inside Gaza already know that Gaza is being governed by a terrorist group who is engaged in a war with Isreal, so those news agencies need to assume all the risks associated with that. I don't see Israel obligated to pay for lost equiptment by news agencies, that is what insurance companies cover.
Was Germany obligated to pay war reparations after 1918?
Believe me when I say insurance is going to go after Bibi's government after they settle with AP and AJ.
I speak from experience, specifically that of an associate of mine who lost camera gear while in Af-Pak.
Insurance is still dealing with Islamabad but the Karzai government settled with insurance pretty quickly.
It wasn't a full settlement but it is what it is.
And before you ask, NO....not specifically my friend's gear....they settled ALL insurance claims, with every news agency, with every insurance claim.
It is folly for you to believe insurance outfits don't go after deeper pockets to be made whole, that's what they do, and it's part of international law.
They don't always come out on top but they do go after deeper pockets any time they think there's a chance at a settlement.
If Israel insists on ducking responsibility for the loss of news agency equipment, that will have a negative effect on THEIR ability to do their own messaging.
I would think you'd realize that, because these outfits aren't in business to do charity work, not for Bibi and not for anyone else.
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