Israel accused of targeting journalists in deadly series of strikes
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed and her 21-year-old colleague Zeinab Faraj was seriously injured in IDF strikes that human rights groups allege were deliberate.
Human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have accused Israel of committing a war crime in southern Lebanon after Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed in a strike. The organizations allege that Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) deliberately targeted the two journalists, Amal Khalil and Zeinab Faraj, who were working for Al-Akhbar newspaper.
Khalil, a 42-year-old journalist, was killed in the attack in the village of Al-Tiri on April 22, while Faraj, a 21-year-old freelance photographer, was seriously wounded. The IDF claims it was targeting Hezbollah operatives, but human rights organizations maintain that the journalists were civilians who were intentionally targeted.
Multiple strikes were conducted by the IDF on Al-Tiri that day, with the first strike hitting a vehicle in front of Khalil and Faraj, forcing them to take shelter. Surveillance drones flew low and close to the journalists during the attacks, causing them immense fear. Despite the presence of the drones, the IDF proceeded with the attacks, according to the human rights organizations.
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