US EditionIsraeli strike kills at least three Lebanese journalists, Al Manar TV says
The strike targeted a press vehicle, killing three journalists amid ongoing Israel-Hezbollah hostilities; five media workers have died in Lebanon this year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
- On Saturday, March 28, 2026, an Israeli airstrike near Jezzine, Lebanon, struck a clearly marked press vehicle, killing Al-Manar correspondent Ali Shoeib, Al-Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni, and her brother, cameraman Mohammed Ftouni.
- The Israeli military acknowledged the strike, claiming Shoeib was a "terrorist in the intelligence unit of Hezbollah's Radwan Force" who exposed troop locations; Al-Manar described him as a prominent war correspondent, and no evidence was provided for the allegations.
- Citing the 1949 Geneva Conventions, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the strike as a "blatant crime that violates all the norms and treaties under which journalists enjoy international protection in wars."
- Reports indicate paramedics were targeted during rescue attempts at the scene, while the Committee to Protect Journalists noted Israel was responsible for two-thirds of 129 global journalist deaths in 2025.
- Amid an Israeli offensive that has killed 1,142 people and wounded 3,315 since March 2, the latest deaths bring the number of journalists killed in Lebanon this year to five.
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Israeli Strike Kills 3 Lebanese Journalists; Committee To Protect Journalists Decries “Disturbing Pattern” Of Targeting Media Workers
Three Lebanese journalists have been killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to officials. Per reporting from Al Jazeera, the attack targeted a clearly marked press vehicle that claimed the lives of Al-Mayadeen reporters Fatima Ftouni and her brother/colleague, Mohammed Ftouni, as well as Ali Shoeib, a journalist who worked for Al-Manar, a satellite television station […]
By Charbel Mallo, Dana Karni, Kareem El Damanhoury and Max Saltman, CNN. A Lebanese reporter working for a Hezbollah-owned television network was among three journalists killed in an Israeli attack in Lebanon. The Hezbollah-owned Al Manar television network reported that its journalist Ali Shuaib was killed in an Israeli attack that targeted the vehicle in which he was traveling. Israeli forces accused Shuaib of being a “terrorist” posing as a j…
3 journalists killed in Israeli strike in south Lebanon amid war
An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed three journalists covering the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, including correspondent Ali Shoeib and Al-Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni. Lebanon condemned the attack as a violation of international law. Israel claimed Shoeib had links to Hezbollah, without providing evidence. The strike adds to rising journalist casualties.
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