Journalist Killed in Lebanon
- Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed in an Israeli strike amid escalating cross-border tensions. - Local outlets identified her by name and reported on the circumstances of the strike. - Her death has intensified calls for stronger protections for civilians and journalists during the conflict (x.com) (x.com).
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed on April 22 in an Israeli strike on a house where she had taken cover in south Lebanon. (apnews.com) Khalil was reporting for the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar in the village of al-Tiri, in Bint Jbeil district, when the strike hit. Rescue workers said her body was pulled from the rubble hours later. (apnews.com) Reuters reported that photojournalist Zeinab Faraj was with Khalil and was wounded. Al-Akhbar and Lebanese officials said the two had sought shelter after an earlier Israeli drone strike in the area. (reuters.com) Lebanese officials said rescuers trying to reach the journalists also came under fire, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of war crimes. The Israeli military did not immediately comment in Reuters’ report on Khalil’s killing. (nytimes.com) (reuters.com) The killing landed five months after a November 2025 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that was meant to halt the war along the border. Despite that truce, Israeli strikes have continued in southern Lebanon, and Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure. (lemonde.fr) Lebanon’s government and press-freedom groups say journalists and civilians remain exposed even after the ceasefire. The Committee to Protect Journalists recorded Khalil’s death on April 22 and said she had been trapped for hours in the building. (cpj.org) The Committee to Protect Journalists said it was “outraged” and called for an investigation, while the International Federation of Journalists said Khalil was killed while reporting on the war in southern Lebanon. Both groups identified her as a local reporter for Al-Akhbar. (cpj.org) (ifj.org) Khalil’s death added to the toll on media workers covering the Israel-Lebanon war, where reporters have worked near active strikes, drone attacks and artillery fire for more than a year. Her killing is now at the center of new demands from Lebanese officials and press groups for stronger protection of journalists in the border zone. (cpj.org) (apnews.com)
