27 journalists killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon, press union says

At least 27 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since March 2, along with many others wounded, the Lebanese Press Syndicate Editors said Thursday. In a statement, the syndicate condemned Israel’s targeting of a group of journalists in the southern town of Tayri on Wednesday, in which reporter Amal Khalil was killed and her colleague Zeinab Faraj was wounded. The syndicate said Khalil had previously received death threats from the Israeli army. “With her killing, the number of journalists and media workers killed has risen to 27, in addition to a large number of injured,” the statement said. The syndicate called on the Federation of Arab Journalists to work with international and Arab press unions to support […]