Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil Killed in Israeli Airstrike
By: Sheikh Mohammad Isa
Beirut: Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, 43, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern village of Al-Tiri while reporting on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Her colleague Zeinab Faraj was seriously injured.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Lebanese officials said both journalists survived the first strike near their vehicle, but were hit during a second attack moments later. Rescue workers were unable to reach them for several hours because of reported gunfire and sound grenades in the area. Khalil remained trapped under the rubble until her body was recovered. Faraj was later rescued with major injuries.
The Lebanese Health Ministry accused Israel of blocking rescue efforts. However, the Israel Defense Forces denied targeting journalists or stopping aid teams. It said people in Al-Tiri had broken the ceasefire agreement.
Lebanon’s Information Minister Paul Morcos strongly condemned the attack, calling it a clear violation of international and humanitarian law.
Press freedom groups, including Reporters Without Borders and Committee to Protect Journalists, also criticised the incident. They warned that blocking rescue teams could be considered a war crime.
Khalil’s death has raised the number of journalists killed in Lebanon this year to nine.
The strike happened during rising violence that has killed more than 2,300 people and forced over one million people to leave their homes in Lebanon since March 2. It also came as Israeli and Lebanese officials were holding new ceasefire talks in Washington.
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