Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills 3 journalists protecting the conflict

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An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon Saturday killed three journalists who have been protecting the most recent Israel-Hezbollah conflict, their TV stations mentioned.

Hezbollah's al-Manar TV mentioned that its longtime correspondent Ali Shoeib was killed Saturday in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli army mentioned that it had focused Shoeib, accusing him of being a Hezbollah intelligence operative with out offering proof.

In the meantime, Beirut-based pan-Arab Al Mayadeen TV mentioned reporter Fatima Ftouni was killed in the identical airstrike within the southern district of Jezzine alongside along with her brother Mohammed, a video journalist. She had simply been on air with a stay report from southern Lebanon earlier than the strike.

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Al-Manar mentioned in a report that an Israeli airstrike focused journalists, resulting in the "martyrdom of the icon of resistance media." A well known Lebanese conflict correspondent, Shoeib had lined south Lebanon for al-Manar for practically three a long time.

The Israeli military claimed that Shoeib was "working systematically to reveal the areas of [Israeli] troopers working in southern Lebanon." The military additionally accused him of sustaining contact with Hezbollah militants and inciting in opposition to Israeli troops and civilians, with out elaborating.

Al-Manar TV didn't reply to the Israeli allegations, however described its correspondent as "distinguished by his skilled and credible reporting of occasions."

Israel's declare mirrored previous Israeli army allegations in opposition to Palestinian journalists that it focused in its conflict on Hamas the Gaza Strip, accusing them of being Hamas militants posing as reporters.

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For the reason that newest Israel-Hezbollah battle started on March 2, Israel's air drive has struck Hezbollah's civilian targets, together with the headquarters of al-Manar and the group's Al-Nour radio station.

Saturday's strike got here days after an Israeli airstrike on an residence in central Beirut killed Mohammed Sherri, the top of political packages at al-Manar TV, alongside along with his spouse.

The most recent deaths deliver the variety of journalists and media staff killed this yr in Lebanon to 5.

The Committee to Defend Journalists mentioned that freelance photojournalist Hussain Hamood, who used to collaborate with al-Manar TV, was additionally killed Wednesday within the southern metropolis of Nabatieh.