she co-wrote the new reuters special report "israeli tank fire killed reuters journalist issam abdallah in lebanon." maya, welcome to democracy now! our condolences to you and your colleagues on the loss of issam. if you can talk about what exactly you found? talk about that day as we just are these other reporters who survived the attack, one having lost her leg. >> thank you for having me. the loss is when we feel every single day. that day, sadly, it was friday the 13th and issam have been covering israeli shelling for two days. he was a very seasoned journalist. as you have reported yourself, he did everything right, along with a colleague with whom he was on that table step they were wearing press helmets and vests. they were in an open area which they clearly be identified by the israeli committee around them. they could be identified as press. as the sun was setting, that team of journalists, seven in total on the hilltop, were hit twice, 37 seconds apart. first by an israeli tank shell that hit issam and 37 seconds later by another tank shell that hit the vehicle that have been

the attack killed reuters videographer issam abdallah and injured six others, including agence france-presse reporter christina assi. reuters has condemned the killing and is demanding that israel explain its actions. united nations secretary-general antonio guterres has invoked article 99 of the u.n. charter in a bid to force a debate at the security council on a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. guterres's spokesperson stÉphane dujarric announced the move on wednesday. >> the attorney general urges the member of the security council to press to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and appeals for a humanitarian cease-fire to be declared. amy: it is the first time guterres has invoked article 99 since he became u.n. secretary-general seven years ago and just the fourth time in u.n. history. in new york city, medical workers with the french charity mÉdecins sans frontiÈres, or doctors without borders, held a candlelight vigil outside the united nations headquarters wednesday calling for a ceasefire in gaza as they honored colleagues who've been killed by israel's assault o