{"id":3395,"date":"2026-04-23T06:18:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3395"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:18:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:18:59","slug":"israeli-strike-in-south-lebanon-claims-journalists-life-civil-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3395","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Strike in South Lebanon Claims Journalist\u2019s Life: Civil Defence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BEIRUT:<\/strong> An Israeli airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist and wounded another on Wednesday while they were working near the border with Israel, according to their employer and rescuers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The civil defence agency\u2019s press office said rescuers were <strong>\u201cable to recover the body of martyred journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed as a result of a hostile airstrike that targeted a house in the town of al-Tiri.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her employer, the Lebanese daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, also confirmed her death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lebanon\u2019s Information Minister Paul Morcos said Khalil <strong>\u201cwas targeted by the Israeli army while carrying out her professional duty.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThe targeting of journalists is a grave crime and a blatant violation of international humanitarian law,\u201d<\/strong> he added in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, the health ministry had reported that Israeli strikes in al-Tiri killed two people, wounded journalist Zeinab Faraj \u2014 who was taken to hospital \u2014 and left Khalil trapped under the rubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Lebanese Red Cross official told AFP they had <strong>\u201cmanaged to rescue Zeinab Faraj\u201d<\/strong> but were unable to reach Khalil and had to withdraw <strong>\u201cbecause of a warning strike.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambulance teams escorted by the Lebanese army, along with a bulldozer to clear debris, later entered the town to search for Khalil, according to journalists in southern Lebanon and local media outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They reported that rescuers were eventually able to enter the area after several hours and made contact with the ceasefire mechanism and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khalil was a veteran correspondent for <em>Al-Akhbar<\/em> and had consistently reported from south Lebanon, covering both the war that began on March 2 and the earlier conflict between 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faraj is a freelance photographer who had frequently worked alongside Khalil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli army said in a statement it had <strong>\u201cidentified two vehicles in southern Lebanon that had departed from a military structure used by Hezbollah.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cAfter identifying the individuals as violating the ceasefire understandings and posing an imminent threat, the Israeli Air Force struck one of the vehicles. Subsequently, the structure from which the individuals had fled was also struck,\u201d<\/strong> the army said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cReports were received that two journalists were injured as a result of the strikes. The IDF is not preventing rescue teams from reaching the area.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIRUT: An Israeli airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist and wounded another on Wednesday while they were working near the border with Israel, according to their employer and rescuers. 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