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Israeli airstrike kills three journalists in Lebanon

POSTED ON October 25, 2024 •   LOCAL NEWS      BY Benedicta Bassey
Israeli airstrike/ Photo credit: AP News

An Israeli airstrike hit a compound that housed journalists in south-eastern Lebanon, resulting in the death of three media personnel, the Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency on Friday said.

Footage aired by local station Al Jadeed captured the aftermath at the site, where a series of chalets rented by various media outlets had been devastated, with debris and cars labelled PRESS engulfed in dust.

According to the report, the Israeli army did not provide any warning of evacuation before the attack.

The pan-Arab Al-Mayadeen TV, based in Beirut, confirmed that two of its employees—camera operator Ghassan Najar and broadcast technician Mohammed Rida—were among those killed in the early hours of Friday.

Additionally, Al-Manar TV, affiliated with Hezbollah, reported the death of its camera operator, Wissam Qassim, in the strike in the Hasbaya region.

Ali Shoeib, a prominent correspondent for Al-Manar in southern Lebanon, was filmed expressing his grief over the loss of his camera operator, who had worked alongside him for several months.

In the video, aired on Al-Manar TV, Shoeib stated that the Israeli military was aware that journalists from various media organisations were present in the targeted area.

“We were reporting the news and showing the suffering of the victims and now we are the news and the victims of Israel’s crimes,” he remarked.

Earlier this week, an office belonging to Al-Mayadeen was struck on the outskirts of Beirut’s southern suburbs, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

Since the outbreak of hostilities along the Lebanon-Israel border in early October last year, several journalists have lost their lives.

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