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Lebanese Journalist Says Colleague Killed in Israeli Strike Waited in Agony Before Help Arrived
A double-tap strike killed the veteran Al-Akhbar reporter and left photojournalist Zeinab Faraj seriously wounded, colleagues and rescue workers said.
- On Wednesday, an Israeli strike in Baisariyeh killed veteran Al-Akhbar reporter Amal Khalil, 43, while photojournalist Zeinab Faraj was wounded during the same bombardment as the pair documented a previous strike.
- Khalil covered the conflict since 2006 and had previously received anonymous WhatsApp threats warning her to stop reporting or face death, yet remained a steadfast observer of Israeli military activity in South Lebanon.
- After the second strike hit the building where the journalists sought shelter, rescue teams were forced to retreat due to intense bombardment; her body was recovered shortly before midnight, making her the ninth journalist killed in Lebanon this year.
- On Thursday, crowds gathered in Beirut to protest the killing, while Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the incident as a war crime, stating that targeting media workers has become an 'established approach.'
- Yazan al-Saadi, editor at The New Arab, described the killing as part of Israel's systematic targeting of Arab journalists, adding, 'Reports from rights organisations or appeals to international law are not working in these genocidal times.
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