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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill Lebanese journalist, wound another

CPJ says rescuers were blocked by ongoing fire as the Red Cross evacuated one reporter with critical head injuries and searched for another.

  • Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed journalist Amal Khalil and wounded photographer Zeinab Faraj near al-Tayri, with rescuers initially blocked from reaching Khalil by Israeli forces.
  • Lebanon plans to request a one-month extension of the ceasefire with Israel during peace talks.
  • The strikes targeted vehicles that posed a threat to troops according to the Israeli military, which denied preventing rescue teams from accessing the area.
  • Since the offensive began on March 2, over 2,400 people have died in Lebanon, with the strikes on April 19 being the deadliest day since the 10-day ceasefire started on April 16.
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The Israeli army strikes two Lebanese journalists in an air raid. While one gets away with injuries, the other is buried under rubble. The military is said to have blocked the rescue work with further attacks - Amal Chalil can only be recovered dead.

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Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on a house where she took cover, paper says

Rescue workers say a Lebanese journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. The daily Al-Akhbar newspaper says its reporter Amal Khalil was killed on Wednesday in the southern village of al-Tiri.

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Al Bawaba broke the news in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
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