Two prominent Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike on their car while covering war

Two pro-resistance Lebanese journalists and a cameraman were killed when the Israeli military carried out a strike against an area in the southern sector of Lebanon.

According to Lebanese media outlets, an Israeli drone fired at least four missiles at a sedan as it was traveling along a road on the outskirts of Jezzine town.

Local sources initially identified the deceased as Fatima Fatouni, a correspondent for the Beirut-based and pan-Arab al-Mayadeen television news channel, and Ali Shuaiba, a journalist for al-Manar television channel affiliated with the Hezbollah resistance movement.

The sources later named the third victim as cameraman Mohammad Fatouni.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun was quick to vehemently denounce the deadly aerial assault, vowing that the Beirut government will confront the ongoing Israeli aggression, and will explore all available channels to stop the onslaught against the Lebanese territories.

For his part, Lebanese Information Minister Bol al-Maqras condemned in the strongest terms the incident as a war crime against journalists and members of the press.

He stressed that Lebanese authorities had earlier notified the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) of repeated Israeli attacks on journalists, rescue teams and medical personnel.

Palestinian resistance factions also condemned the lethal Israeli drone strike.

The Gaza-based Hamas resistance movement said the attack attests to the criminal behavior of the occupying Tel Aviv regime against journalists.

Meanwhile, the Iranian Embassy in Beirut denounced the latest Israeli drone strike, stating that the horrendous crimes of the Zionist regime have this time targeted Lebanese media outlets and resulted in the martyrdom of members of the press.

"This vicious attack comes amid the aggressors' failure to obtain any achievements in the battlefield, and their desperate attempts to silence the voice of truth and those which document their atrocities, and expose their hollow claims," the statement read.

The Iranian diplomatic mission extended its deepest condolences to Lebanon and the Arab nation's news outlets over the tragic incident.

The development came only a few hours after Hezbollah resistance fighters carried out a fresh wave of operations against Israeli military forces and their installations in defense of Lebanon and its nation.

On Friday, Hezbollah set a new record with over 100 operations against Israeli occupation forces within a span of 24 hours.

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