LOADING ERROR LOADINGBEIRUT, March 28 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike on a car in southern Lebanon has killed three Lebanese journalists, Lebanon’s Al Manar TV reported on Saturday. Al Manar reporter Ali Shaib and reporter Fatima Ftouni, from broadcaster Al Mayadeen, were killed when their vehicle was hit. AdvertisementAl Manar is controlled by the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah and Al Mayadeen is widely seen as editorially aligned with Iran’s allies and supporters in the region. The killings followed the death of Hussain Hamood, a Lebanese freelance journalist working for Al Manar who the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on X was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday. AdvertisementAn Israeli strike in October 2024 hit a collection of guesthouses housing only reporters in the southern Lebanese town of Hasbaya, killing two journalists from Al Mayadeen and one from Al Manar, prompting global condemnation.

Source: Huffington Post March 28, 2026 14:11 UTC