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Lebanon: Israeli Shelling Kills 1, Injures 6 Journalists, Including Carmen Joukhadar and Christina Assi — Coalition For Women in Journalism [1]

['Coalition For Women In Journalism']

Date: 2024-03

The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the targeted Israeli shelling on journalists, killing Issam Abdallah of Reuters, injuring Carmen Joukhadar and Elie Brakhia with Al Jazeera, Christina Assi and Dylan Collins with AFP, and Thaer Al-Sudani and Maher Nazeh with Reuters, in Alma al-Shaab, southern Lebanon. The vital role journalists play in times of crisis underscores the imperative that they should not be subjected to targeting by parties engaged in conflict. Journalists are making significant sacrifices throughout the region to provide critical coverage of the conflict. To prevent the tragic and substantial loss of life, the Coalition For Women In Journalism calls upon all parties involved to implement measures that guarantee their safety.

A Reuters video journalist lost his life, and six other journalists sustained injuries from missiles originating from Israel striking them. The incident unfolded near Alma al-Shaab, near the Israeli border, a region fraught with border clashes between the Israeli military and Lebanese militia Hezbollah. The targeted journalists represented various media organizations, including Al Jazeera and Agence France-Presse (AFP). Among the wounded are women journalists Carmen Joukhadar, who works with Al Jazeera, and Christina Assi, reporting for AFP.

The journalists were on assignment, covering the back-and-forth shelling near Alma Al-Shaab, where tensions between the Israel Defense Forces and Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group had been escalating.

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[1] Url: https://www.womeninjournalism.org/threats-all/lebanon-israeli-shelling-kills-1-injures-6-journalists-including-carmen-joukhadar-and-christina-assi

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