Three Journalists Killed in Israeli Strike on Press Car in Lebanon

Three Lebanese journalists were killed in an Israeli air strike on their clearly marked press vehicle in southern Lebanon on Saturday. The attack also injured other journalists and a paramedic.

According to reports, four precision missiles hit the vehicle, which was carrying Fatima Ftouni and her brother and colleague, Mohammed Ali Shuaib, of Al Mayadeen and Al-Manar’s Ali Shuaib. When ambulances arrived, one paramedic was also reportedly targeted and killed.

The Israeli military acknowledged the strike, stating that Shuaib was embedded within a Hezbollah intelligence unit and had been tracking Israeli troop positions in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military also alleged that he had been distributing Hezbollah propaganda.

Al-Manar described Shuaib as one of its most prominent war correspondents, having covered Israeli attacks on Lebanon for decades. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the attack, stating that Israel had violated “the most basic rules of international law” by targeting civilians carrying out their professional duty.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also decried the attack as a “flagrant violation of international humanitarian law”. The incident is part of a pattern of violence against journalists in the region. Since March 2, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health has reported 1,142 people killed and over 3,300 injured in Israeli attacks.

Hezbollah has claimed dozens of operations against Israeli forces in the past 24 hours. An Israeli air raid in the southern Lebanese town of Deir al-Zahrani earlier this month killed one Lebanese soldier. The Committee to Protect Journalists recorded a global high of 129 journalists killed in 2025, with Israel responsible for two-thirds of those deaths.

Lebanese President Aoun also stated that the attack was “a blatant crime that violates all norms and treaties under which journalists are granted international protection during armed conflicts”.

Source: Al Jazeera