To clarify the question (I don't know if that was what the questioner meant), it should be noted that at the beginning of the attack, while all the systems were in shock, the media served as an intermediary between the residents and the security forces and helped direct the forces to them. So although the media could have functioned even without that particular religious reporter, it's possible that some residents called specifically that reporter, and that could have saved their lives. Isn't that a good enough reason to desecrate the Sabbath?

No, and he didn't know that either.