Lebanon’s official agency, NNA, reported that 1 journalist was killed and 3 journalists were injured in the attack in the town of Alma Shaab, on the border with Israel, in the south of the country.
2 JOURNALISTS AL JAZEERA EMPLOYEES
It was stated that the dead journalist was Issam Abdullah, a cameraman from the Reuters news agency.
Qatar-based Al Jazeera television announced live that the two injured journalists were its own employees.
ISRAEL HIT TARGETS IN LEBANON
It was also stated that Israel targeted some points between the towns of Dahayra and Alma Shaab, located on the border with Lebanon, with artillery fire. It was noted that after the attack, a conflict broke out at the border, and Israeli Apache helicopters began to be seen frequently on the border line.
Israeli artillery fire hit a Lebanese army observation point in the region. There was no information about whether there was any loss of life in the ongoing tension.
According to the statement made by the Israeli army press office, minor damage occurred to the security fence due to the explosion that occurred near the Hanita settlement.
The Israeli army stated that they responded with artillery fire towards Lebanese territory.
THEY ARE ON VIEW AT THE BORDER
It was stated that an attack alarm was sounded in the region against a possible infiltration from Lebanese territory and a search was carried out in the surrounding area.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has turned into a violent war in the blockaded Gaza Strip. During this period, this region heated up again with mutual attacks between the Israeli army and Lebanese Hezbollah. The Israeli army is on alert at the northern border. (AA)
