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Israeli strike kills at least three Lebanese journalists, Al Manar TV says
The strike targeted a marked press vehicle, killing three journalists amid ongoing Israel-Hezbollah conflict, with over 1,150 Lebanese civilians killed since fighting escalated, officials say.
- On Saturday, March 28, 2026, an Israeli airstrike near Jezzine, Lebanon, struck a clearly marked press vehicle, killing Al-Manar correspondent Ali Shoeib, Al-Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni, and her brother, cameraman Mohammed Ftouni.
- The Israeli military acknowledged the strike, claiming Shoeib was a "terrorist in the intelligence unit of Hezbollah's Radwan Force" who exposed troop locations; Al-Manar described him as a prominent war correspondent, and no evidence was provided for the allegations.
- Citing the 1949 Geneva Conventions, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the strike as a "blatant crime that violates all the norms and treaties under which journalists enjoy international protection in wars."
- Reports indicate paramedics were targeted during rescue attempts at the scene, while the Committee to Protect Journalists noted Israel was responsible for two-thirds of 129 global journalist deaths in 2025.
- Amid an Israeli offensive that has killed 1,142 people and wounded 3,315 since March 2, the latest deaths bring the number of journalists killed in Lebanon this year to five.
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Israel Kills 3 Journalists in South Lebanon
The Zionist entity killed veteran Al-Manar correspondent Ali Shoeib, Al-Mayadeen journalist Fatima Ftouni, and her brother, photojournalist Mohammad Ftouni, during a double-tap drone strike on a press vehicle in southern Lebanon on Saturday, March 28. The Israeli attack wiped out the entire media team traveling together to deliver coverage of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon’s south. Media officials confirmed that the team was inside a clearly ma…
Israeli strike kills 3 journalists in southern Lebanon, officials say
BEIRUT — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Saturday killed two prominent Lebanese television journalists and a cameraman, according to their news organizations and Lebanese officials. The attack was condemned by the country’s president and rights groups, and it raised questions about the scope of Israel’s targets.
Since Lebanon was dragged into the regional war on 2 March by a pro-Iranian Hezbollah attack on Israel, 1,189 people have been killed, including 124 children and 51 relief workers and members.
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