Three more journalists killed in separate Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Gaza

Three journalists have been killed in the latest wave of Israeli strikes targeting Lebanon, including civilian neighborhoods in Beirut, the Bekaa Valley, and other areas, as well as the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

According to local media outlets, separate Israeli aerial raids on Lebanon on Wednesday claimed the lives of Ghada Dayekh, a presenter with Sawt al-Farah radio station, and Suzan Khalil, a reporter for the Hezbollah-affiliated al-Manar television channel and al-Nour radio station.

The killings come less than a fortnight after three prominent Lebanese journalists were assassinated in an Israeli drone strike against southern Lebanon on March 28. Lebanese media outlets reported at the time that an Israeli unmanned aircraft had fired at least four missiles at a sedan as it traveled along a road on the outskirts of the town of Jezzine, killing all three people onboard. Security sources identified the victims as Ali Shuaib, Mohammed Fatouni and Fatima Fatouni, correspondents for al-Manar and al-Mayadeen television channels.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun strongly denounced the Israeli act of aggression, vowing that the Beirut government would explore all international channels to stop repeated attacks by the occupying Israeli regime on Lebanese territory.

Also on Wednesday, Mohammed Samir Washah, a correspondent for the Qatar based al-Jazeera Mubasher television news network, was killed by an Israeli drone strike on his car in Gaza City.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the killing of the journalists by Israeli attacks in Gaza and Lebanon in a single day, calling for urgent international action and accountability.

"These are not isolated tragedies; they reflect a systematic failure to uphold the most basic protections owed to civilian journalists under international law," CPJ's Regional Director Sara Qudah said in a statement. 
She added that without accountability, these attacks will continue to escalate.

The developments come amid intensified Israeli bombardment across Lebanon despite a ceasefire between the US and Iran — a truce intended to pause regional hostilities.

According to the CPJ, the war in Gaza has become the deadliest conflict for journalists ever recorded, with at least 260 killed since October 2023.

More journalists have also been killed in Lebanon in recent weeks following the outbreak of the large-scale and unprovoked military campaign by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28.

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