BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the Israeli strike that killed a journalist for Hezbollah's Al Manar TV and another for the pro-Hezbollah Al Mayadeen channel in southern Lebanon on Saturday.
“Once again, the Israeli aggression violates the most basic rules of international law, international humanitarian law and the laws of war, by targeting journalists, who are ultimately civilians performing a professional duty,” Aoun said in a statement released by the presidency.
“This is a blatant crime that violates all the norms and treaties under which journalists enjoy international protection in wars.”
Three Lebanese journalists including a correspondent with a Hezbollah-affiliated outlet were killed on Saturday by an Israeli strike that targeted their vehicle in southern Lebanon, a military source told AFP.
Al Shouaib of Hezbollah’s channel Al-Manar and Fatima Fatouni of Al-Mayadeen, seen as close to the Iran-backed movement, were killed in Jezzine, alongside Fatouni’s brother, a cameraman, the source said.
Al-Mayadeen and Al-Manar confirmed the deaths of their journalists.
