Israeli airstrike results in journalist fatalities – media
According to reports, an airstrike in southern Lebanon has resulted in the deaths of two cameramen and a technician who were taking refuge in a press shelter. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The Israeli air force reportedly targeted a press guesthouse in southern Lebanon on Friday morning.
An Israeli airstrike on a media shelter in southern Lebanon resulted in the deaths of three journalists and left several others injured, as detailed in various media reports.
The strike targeted a group of small chalets in Hasbaya, where 18 journalists from outlets such as Al Jazeera, Sky News Arabia, and TRT were staying while covering the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. According to statements from their employers, the journalists had moved to this shelter due to intensified Israeli bombing on their previous location.
The strike is said to have occurred around 3 a.m. local time while the journalists were asleep. The deceased were identified as Ghassan Najjar and Mohamed Reda from the Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen, along with Wissam Qassem, who worked for the Lebanese news outlet Al Manar. Reports indicated that the chalet where the Al Mayadeen and Al Manar journalists were staying was specifically targeted. Israel views these two news organizations as aligned with Hezbollah.
Images from the aftermath displayed collapsed buildings and damaged vehicles, some of which were labeled 'Press' parked outside the site.
Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makary condemned the airstrike, calling it “a war crime.” He described it as “an assassination, after monitoring and tracking, with premeditation and planning, as there were 18 journalists present at the location representing seven media institutions,” in a post on X.
This attack follows an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday that destroyed Al Mayadeen’s office in the southern suburbs of Beirut, although the building had already been evacuated. Notably, two of the channel’s journalists had been killed the previous year in an Israeli airstrike while reporting in southern Lebanon.
On the same day, a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon reported that Israeli forces had fired upon their troops stationed in an observation post in southern Dhayra, which compelled them to vacate the area.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 125 journalists have died amid Israel's conflict in Gaza over the past year.
In a separate incident on Wednesday, Israel accused six journalists working for Al Jazeera in Gaza of being affiliated with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The network dismissed these claims as “baseless” and urged the international community to safeguard the reporters.
Israel initiated a significant offensive in Lebanon a month ago, bombarding Beirut with a series of airstrikes, including one that resulted in the death of Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Furthermore, the Israel Defense Forces have commenced a ground incursion into the nation.
The Lebanese Health Ministry reports that the death toll from Israeli attacks has exceeded 2,500 individuals.
Alejandro Jose Martinez for TROIB News
An Israeli airstrike on a media shelter in southern Lebanon resulted in the deaths of three journalists and left several others injured, as detailed in various media reports.
The strike targeted a group of small chalets in Hasbaya, where 18 journalists from outlets such as Al Jazeera, Sky News Arabia, and TRT were staying while covering the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. According to statements from their employers, the journalists had moved to this shelter due to intensified Israeli bombing on their previous location.
The strike is said to have occurred around 3 a.m. local time while the journalists were asleep. The deceased were identified as Ghassan Najjar and Mohamed Reda from the Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen, along with Wissam Qassem, who worked for the Lebanese news outlet Al Manar. Reports indicated that the chalet where the Al Mayadeen and Al Manar journalists were staying was specifically targeted. Israel views these two news organizations as aligned with Hezbollah.
Images from the aftermath displayed collapsed buildings and damaged vehicles, some of which were labeled 'Press' parked outside the site.
Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makary condemned the airstrike, calling it “a war crime.” He described it as “an assassination, after monitoring and tracking, with premeditation and planning, as there were 18 journalists present at the location representing seven media institutions,” in a post on X.
This attack follows an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday that destroyed Al Mayadeen’s office in the southern suburbs of Beirut, although the building had already been evacuated. Notably, two of the channel’s journalists had been killed the previous year in an Israeli airstrike while reporting in southern Lebanon.
On the same day, a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon reported that Israeli forces had fired upon their troops stationed in an observation post in southern Dhayra, which compelled them to vacate the area.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 125 journalists have died amid Israel's conflict in Gaza over the past year.
In a separate incident on Wednesday, Israel accused six journalists working for Al Jazeera in Gaza of being affiliated with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The network dismissed these claims as “baseless” and urged the international community to safeguard the reporters.
Israel initiated a significant offensive in Lebanon a month ago, bombarding Beirut with a series of airstrikes, including one that resulted in the death of Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Furthermore, the Israel Defense Forces have commenced a ground incursion into the nation.
The Lebanese Health Ministry reports that the death toll from Israeli attacks has exceeded 2,500 individuals.
Alejandro Jose Martinez for TROIB News
