Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting journalist killed in airstrike
Summary
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of deliberately targeting and killing a Lebanese journalist, Amal Khalil, in an airstrike and obstructing rescue efforts in southern Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) denied targeting journalists, saying they struck vehicles linked to Hezbollah and that they allow rescue teams access.Key Facts
- Journalist Amal Khalil, working for Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, was killed by an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.
- Another journalist, Zeinab Faraj, was injured in the same incident.
- Lebanese officials said the two journalists were deliberately targeted after seeking shelter following an initial strike.
- The Red Cross ambulance trying to reach the wounded journalists was prevented from entering due to stun grenades and gunfire by Israeli forces.
- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called these actions war crimes and said Lebanon will pursue them internationally.
- The IDF claimed it targeted vehicles linked to Hezbollah and denied deliberately targeting journalists or blocking rescue teams.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned Khalil’s death and spoke against repeated strikes on locations where journalists were present.
- Khalil’s body was eventually recovered by Lebanese emergency teams.
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