The Communist Party condemns the ‘live fire’ attack on British journalist, Steve Sweeney as “yet another war crime perpetrated by Israel’s military against media workers reporting from the front lines of Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon.”
Steve Sweeney had specifically called out Israel’s targeting of prominent Lebanese journalist Mohammad Sherri who was killed along with his wife in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut yesterday.
Israel is now targeting western journalists because it got away with murdering 235 Palestinian journalists in Gaza over the past two years.
Shrapnel was removed from Steve Sweeney’s arm by Lebanese medical staff. The live footage of the moment of the Israeli airstrike clearly shows the commission of a war crime by an illegal invading army.
Keir Starmer must condemn this war crime against a UK citizen, offer full consular assistance to Steve Sweeney and end all diplomatic, intelligence and military support for Israel.
Political Comittee
Communist Party Britain,
19 March 2026
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