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Israeli Strikes Kill Journalist, Civilians In Southern Lebanon
Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon have killed at least five people, including a journalist, in attacks that have further strained an already fragile ceasefire. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), an initial strike targeted a vehicle in the village of at-Tiri, killing two occupants. The Israeli military said it had struck two vehicles that departed from a structure it described as being used by the armed group Hezbollah. A subsequent air strike on a building in the same village resulted in the death of Amal Khalil, a journalist with local media outlet Al Akhbar. Khalil had travelled to the scene of the earlier attack alongside colleague Zeinab Faraj. Both journalists were caught in the second strike, with Khalil later confirmed dead after being trapped under rubble. Faraj was rescued and taken to a nearby hospital, where she remains in critical condition and is expected to undergo surgery. Reports indicate that emergency responders, including the Red Cross, faced significant delays in accessing the site due to continued air strikes in the area. NNA further reported that a key access road linking at-Tiri to Haddatha was hit, hindering ambulance movement. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health accused Israel of targeting the building where the journalists had taken shelter, while Information Minister Paul Morcos condemned the incident, holding Israel responsible and calling for the protection of journalists and press freedom. In response, the Israeli military stated that it does not target journalists and takes measures to minimise harm to civilians, while also denying allegations that it blocked rescue operations. Elsewhere in southern Lebanon, two additional fatalities were reported following a separate strike on the town of Yohmor al-Shaqif, with several others wounded. The escalation comes amid renewed hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. The group said it launched a drone attack on an Israeli artillery position in response to what it described as ceasefire violations. Israel, however, said it intercepted the drone before it reached its target. Tensions have remained high since clashes resumed on March 2, ending a period of relative calm that followed a November 2024 ceasefire. Since then, more than 2,400 people have reportedly been killed in Lebanon, with Israeli forces maintaining a presence along parts of the border. The latest violence coincides with planned diplomatic talks in Washington involving Lebanese and Israeli repres...
Lebanese journalist killed in targeted Israeli airstrikes, officials ...
Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting journalist killed in air strike10 hours agoTom McArthurandHelen Sullivan,BBC NewsAPAmal Khalil was a journalist with the Lebanese newspaper Al-AkhbarLebanon's prime minister has accused Israel of war crimes after Israeli air strikes killed one journalist and wounded another in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. The strike killed Amal Khalil, who worked for a Lebanese newspaper, and injured freelance photographer Zeinab Faraj.Officials in Lebanon say they were deliberately targeted as they sought shelter in a home after an initial air strike hit the vehicle in front of them, killing two men.The officials also accused the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of intentionally targeting a marked ambulance as it tried to reach the journalists in the village of Tayri. The IDF denied that it was preventing rescue teams from reaching the area and said it did not target journalists. Journalists Khalil, 43, who worked for Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, and Faraj, a freelance photographer, were travelling together. The two men who died have not been named by officials.Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said: "Targeting journalists, obstructing access to them by relief teams, and even targeting their locations again after these teams arrive constitutes described war crimes."He accused Israel of repeatedly targeting media workers in southern Lebanon in what he described as "an established approach". Salam offered condolences to Khalil's family and said that Lebanon would "pursue the crimes before the competent international forums". In a statement, the IDF said it "does not target journalists and acts to mitigate harm to them while maintaining the safety and security of its troops".The IDF said it identified two vehicles that had "departed from a military structure used by Hezbollah".One of the vehicles had approached Israeli troops in a manner that was an "immediate threat" after crossing a "forward defence line", violating a ceasefire, the statement said.The IDF said the Israeli Air Force then struck one of the vehicles, and that the "structure from which the individuals had fled was also struck". The Lebanese health ministry said the IDF "pursued" Khalil and Faraj, "who had taken refuge from the first raid in a nearby house, targeting the house where they had sought shelter".When a Lebanese Red Cross ambulance arrived to treat the wounded, Israeli forces directed a stun grenade and gunfire toward it, preventing it from reaching them, the minis...
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill Lebanese journalist, wound ...
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and wounded a photographer accompanying her, according to a senior Lebanese military official and Khalil ...
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill Lebanese journalist, wound another
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill journalist Amal Khalil, as Beirut condemns the attack as a war crime.
