Multiple journalists from a press team were allegedly killed in an Israeli strike on Lebanon’s Hasbaya that took place during the early hours of Friday, the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news channel Al Mayadeen reported.
Footage shows the aftermath of the Israeli attack on a group of journalists in Hasbayya, #Lebanon, leaving several killed or injured. pic.twitter.com/2ZIfAoLFl2
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 25, 2024
According to the report, the strike targeted the hotel where the press team stayed.
The Lebanese outlet later reported that one of its photographers, Ghassan Najjar, and one of its broadcast engineers, Mohammad Reda, were among those killed.
Hezbollah-run Al-Manar announced that its camera operator, Wissam Qassem, was also killed.
The report came after Israel hit Beruit suburbs with airstrikes during the late hours of Thursday night, Reuters images of the strikes showed.
Al-Manar reported on the strikes, noting that they took place in the southern suburb of Chouaifet El Aamroussieh.
The images of the airstrikes came approximately two hours after IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued warnings to residents in Chouaifet El Aamroussieh and Haret Hreik, south of Beirut, to evacuate due to the strike plans.
In an X/Twitter post, Adraee wrote to those close to Chouaifet El Aamroussieh and Hart Hreik, “You are located near Hezbollah facilities and interests, against which the IDF will operate in the near future.”
#عاجل إلى جميع السكان المتواجدين في منطقة الضاحية الجنوبية وتحديدًا في المباني المحددة في الخرائط المرفقة والمباني المجاورة لها في المناطق التالية: شويفات العمروسية حارة حريك⭕️تتواجدون بالقرب من منشآت ومصالح تابعة لحزب الله حيث سيعمل ضدها جيش الدفاع على المدى الزمني… pic.twitter.com/zHKH6eAznP
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) October 24, 2024
The spokesperson advised to remain at a distance of no less than 500 meters, attaching a graphic that marked in red the location of the intended strike.
Airstrikes hit Hezbollah weapon structures
Israel has conducted strikes in the Beirut area throughout the week.
The IDF struck several weapons storage and manufacturing facilities belonging to Hezbollah near the Beirut suburb of Dahieh, Israel’s military said on Thursday morning.
The IDF noted that the sites hit were built under and inside civilian buildings, which it said was a part of Hezbollah’s systematic abuse of civilian infrastructure, endangering the civilian population in the area.
It also emphasized that several steps had been taken to mitigate civilian harm before those strikes as well.
תיעוד: תקיפה של חיל האוויר בדאחייה בביירות @HaimOmri pic.twitter.com/v3jAMrITzZ
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) October 23, 2024