BEIRUT : Three journalists and nine paramedics were killed in southern Lebanon on Saturday as the US-Israel war on Iran intensified.
An Israeli attack on their clearly marked press vehicle in southern Lebanon killed Fatima Ftouni and her brother and colleague, Mohammed, of Al Mayadeen and Al-Manar’s Ali Shuaib on the Jezzine Ro
Four precision missiles hit the vehicle, Al Mayadeen said.
Other journalists were wounded in the attack, and one paramedic was killed as ambulances were also reportedly targeted.
The World Health Organization said that eight other paramedics were killed on Saturday and seven others wounded in five separate attacks on healthcare in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli military acknowledged the strike that killed the journalists, claiming Shuaib was embedded within a Hezbollah intelligence unit and had been tracking Israeli troop positions in southern Lebanon. It also alleged he had been distributing Hezbollah propaganda.
Al-Manar, his employer, described him as one of its most prominent war correspondents, having covered Israeli attacks on Lebanon for decades.
Israel, which has killed more than 270 journalists in Gaza, often alleges that the reporters it targets are members of or are linked to armed groups without providing evidence.
Neither network accepted Israel’s characterisation. al Jazeerah
