The Israeli and Lebanese governments are scheduled to hold talks in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. Israel has reportedly committed 220 violations of the so-called ceasefire in Lebanon in the first three days. See IPA news release: “Is Lebanon Giving Up Its Sovereignty for ‘Peace?’“
Jeremy Loffredo just wrote the piece “Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil Bombed and Left to Die by Israel” for Drop Site News, which reports: “After Khalil was apparently targeted by Israel, a commentator asserting a connection with the military said journalists ‘affiliated with Hezbollah’ are ‘destined for death.’ …
“Khalil and Zeinab Faraj, a freelance photojournalist, were both on assignment in southern Lebanon, reporting on recent attacks on the southern village of Bint Jbeil. According to Al-Akhbar, which published a timeline of the events, the car they were driving behind was targeted by an Israeli drone at 2:45 p.m, killing two men inside. Khalil and Faraj took shelter in a nearby house. …
“Last month, the Israeli military openly admitted to assassinating prominent Lebanese journalist Ali Shoeib, a correspondent for Al-Manar TV who had covered southern Lebanon for nearly three decades. The Israeli military falsely claimed that Shoeib was a Hezbollah intelligence operative. Also killed in the March 28 strike in the Jezzine district in southern Lebanon were Al-Mayadeen TV reporter Fatima Ftouni and her brother Mohammed, a video journalist. Their car, which was clearly carrying press equipment, was struck multiple times, with Ftouni initially surviving and attempting to flee, before she was targeted and killed in a strike by Israel.
“Israel has killed at least 14 journalists, including Khalil, in Lebanon since October 2023, according to CPJ. In Gaza, the Israeli military has killed over 260 Palestinian journalists since October 2023, making it the deadliest war for journalists ever recorded.“
JAFAR JAFARI, [email protected], @M
Based in the Washington, D.C. area, Jafari is with Al Mayadeen, a Beirut-based pan-Arab news channel. He was featured on the IPA news release “Israel Committing ‘Journocide.’“