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[Herald Business=Reporter Kim Hyun-il] Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed two reporters and a cameraman working for Lebanese broadcasters.
The New York Times reported on the 28th (local time) that Israeli forces, while carrying out strikes against the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, targeted and killed three Lebanese journalists after alleging ties between them and the group.
According to the report, the journalists were struck while traveling together by car near the southern Lebanese town of Jezzine.
The Israeli military identified one of the dead as Ali Choueib, a reporter for Al-Manar, a broadcaster run by Hezbollah, and said the other two were a reporter and a cameraman for Al-Mayadeen.
Al-Mayadeen said Choueib served as a Hezbollah intelligence operative and was a member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit.
The outlet also accused him of exposing Israeli troop positions and distributing Hezbollah propaganda.
The New York Times noted that the Israeli military did not respond to requests for evidence supporting those claims.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the killings, calling them “brazen crimes that violate the most basic principles of international law.”
A representative from Human Rights Watch also pushed back, saying, “Reporting on Israeli troop movements or taking part in propaganda does not make someone a lawful military target.”
Israeli forces also confronted a CNN crew in the West Bank.
According to the Foreign Press Association (FPA), on the 26th Israeli soldiers pointed guns at CNN cameramen who were covering settler violence and ordered them to stop filming.
The soldiers then grabbed one crew member from behind, choked and shoved him, damaged his camera, and detained the team.
Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, a spokesperson for the Israeli military, said on X (formerly Twitter) that the military plans to investigate the incident and expressed regret, saying, “Our mission is to maintain law and order, which includes protecting freedom of the press.”
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