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Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Lebanese Journalists in Southern Lebanon
Two Lebanese journalists, Ali Shoaib (Al Manar) and Fatima Ftouni (Al Mayadeen), killed in an Israeli airstrike on a clearly marked press vehicle in Jezzine. Another paramedic also killed.
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by News Desk
2026-03-28
Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Lebanese Journalists in Southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon has killed at least two Lebanese journalists, according to reports from Al Manar TV and Al Mayadeen TV. The strike targeted a press car in Jezzine, claiming the lives of Ali Shoaib of Al Manar and Fatima Ftouni of Al Mayadeen, along with Ftouni’s brother and a paramedic responding to the scene.

Al Mayadeen stated that the vehicle was clearly marked as a press car and that four precision missiles struck the vehicle. The strike occurred amid escalating hostilities in the region linked to the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.

Fatima Ftouni’s family had previously suffered casualties in Israeli strikes, which she had reported on live television. Shoaib, one of Al Manar’s most prominent war correspondents, had extensively covered Israeli attacks on Lebanon for decades.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the attack as a violation of international law, stating that targeting journalists constitutes a blatant crime against civilians performing professional duties. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called the strike “a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.”

The Israeli military admitted to killing Shoaib, alleging he was associated with Hezbollah’s Radwan Force and claimed he was involved in exposing Israeli troop locations. Israel released purported footage to support its claims.

Human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized Israel for targeting journalists. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Israel was responsible for two-thirds of the 129 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2025. Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recorded 67 journalist deaths worldwide last year, slightly up from 2024.

Several journalists have been killed in southern Lebanon since the start of the previous round of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in 2023, including Al Manar political programs director Mohammad Sherri and Al Mayadeen staff Farah Omar, Rabih Maamari, and Hussein Aqil. Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah was killed in October 2023, alongside six others wounded in Israeli shelling near the border.

The international community continues to condemn attacks on journalists, emphasizing the need to protect media workers covering conflict zones under international humanitarian law.
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