Reuters journalist killed and four others injured during bombing in southern Lebanon
A journalist from the Reuters news agency has died and four other reporters have been injured in a bombing in southern Lebanon during a day of hostilities between the Israeli Army and Lebanese militias, as confirmed by the British media in a statement.
The deceased has been identified as cameraman Isam Abdullah, who “was part of a Reuters team in southern Lebanon that provided a live feed,” the media reported.
“We are urgently seeking more information, working with authorities in the region and supporting Issam's family and colleagues.. Our thoughts are with his family at this terrible time,” according to the news organization.
Reuters journalists Thaer al Sudani and Maher Nazeh have also been injured and are receiving medical attention, according to the agency, while a spokesperson for the outlet has limited itself to indicating that the reporter died “due to an artillery attack on the Lebanese border.” with Israel,” reports DPA.
For its part, the pan-Arab network Al Jazeera has confirmed that two of its reporters, identified as Carmen Youkadar and Eli Brakhia, have also been injured in this incident, which the channel's management blames on Israel.
The event took place when the vehicle was traveling through the Lebanese town of Alma el Chaeb, the scene this afternoon of an exchange of gunfire and artillery between the Israeli Army and “an unidentified party on the Lebanese side”, according to the Lebanese Army, in relation to the Hezbollah militias, which have ultimately claimed responsibility for these attacks.
Lebanese military sources also confirmed to the Lebanese newspaper L'Orient le Jour and the Lebanese TV network LBC Israeli hits against a military observation tower in the area.
For its part, the Israeli Army has reported in recent hours an explosion that has caused minor damage to a section of the security wall on the border with Lebanon, near the Hanita kibbutz, which has led Israeli forces to respond. with artillery fire against Lebanon to prevent possible infiltration.