Following Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday that killed one journalist and injured another, the prime minister of Lebanon accused Israel of war crimes. Amal Khalil, a Lebanese newspaper employee, was killed in the strike, while Zeinab Faraj, a freelance photojournalist, was hurt.
After an initial airstrike struck the car in front of them, killing two men, officials in Lebanon claim they were targeted on purpose as they sought refuge in a house. Additionally, the officials charged that a designated ambulance was deliberately targeted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as it attempted to approach the journalists in the village of Tayri.
The IDF claimed it did not target journalists and refuted claims that it was blocking rescue personnel from getting to the scene. Faraj, a freelance photographer, and Khalil, a 43-year-old journalist for the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, were traveling together. Officials have not identified the two men who passed away.
Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, said: “Targeting journalists, obstructing access to them by relief teams, and even targeting their locations again after these teams arrive constitutes described war crimes.
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