Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed and another journalist Zeinab Faraj injured in an Israeli airstrike, with both trapped under rubble for more than an hour before rescue teams could reach them.
A senior Lebanese military official said Khalil’s body was later recovered from the debris following the strike.
According to Lebanon’s health ministry, the attack hit a house where the two journalists had taken shelter after an earlier strike, accusing Israel of targeting the location.
Rescue efforts were initially delayed as teams struggled to access the site. A Red Cross team later evacuated Faraj to a hospital along with the bodies of two civilians killed in a previous attack.
During the evacuation, the ambulance reportedly came under fire and was struck by multiple bullets.
Faraj underwent surgery and is now in stable condition, while Khalil’s employer confirmed she had been killed in the Israeli attack earlier in the day.
However, the Israeli military denied deliberately targeting journalists in the incident.
#By Middle East Eye