Correspondent Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Maamari worked for the TV station Al Mayadeen, which is based in Beirut and politically allied with the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Correspondent Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Maamari worked for the TV station Al Mayadeen, which is based in Beirut and politically allied with the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. (Photo: Farah Omar and Rabih Maamari).

The strike also killed a man from the border village of Tair Harfa, according to Al Mayadeen’s director Ghassan bin Jiddo. In a live broadcast, he said his two employees would now “join the martyrs of Gaza”. There have been exchanges of fire over the Israeli border with Lebanon since Hamas launched its attack on 7 October. Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah was killed in airstrikes in Alma Shaab, Lebanon, on 13 October, according to Reporters Without Borders.

Its investigation concluded that the “targeted strike” came from the Israeli direction. In a statement, the Israeli Defence Forces (ID) said: “IDF soldiers operated against a threat posed from a launching area of ​​the Hezbollah terrorist organisation, in the area of Al-Jabin. “We are aware of a claim regarding journalists in the area who were killed as a result of IDF fire. “This is an area with active hostilities, where exchanges of fire occur. Presence in the area is dangerous.”

The incident is under their review, the spokesperson added. Palestinian and Lebanese security officials said Tuesday’s strikes also killed four members of Hamas who were members of its militant Qassam Brigades wing. A Hamas official said there were a “number of martyrs for the Palestinian resistance”, but gave no further details.

Courtesy: Sky News