Journalist's death prompts calls for new war crimes laws

The death of an award-winning British journalist shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip has sparked calls for it to be made an official war crime to kill reporters working in battle zones.

The death of an award-winning British journalist shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip has sparked calls for it to be made an official war crime to kill reporters working in battle zones.

James Miller, 34, from Devon, died on Friday night when he was shot in the neck by an Israeli tank while filming in the volatile town of Rafah, near the Egyptian border, according to witnesses.

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