3 journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanese city of Jezzine
Al Mayadeen journalist Jamal Al-Gharabi holds the press vest of one of the two Lebanese journalists who were killed by a targeted Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Jezzine, in southern Lebanon, March 28, 2026. The sign on the vest reads "Press". Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS
Three journalists were killed on Saturday as an Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle they were travelling in near the city of Jezzine in southern Lebanon, according to an Anadolu correspondent.
The deceased include Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shuaib, Al-Mayadeen correspondent Fatima Fatouni and a cameraman.
In a statement, the Israeli army admitted the killing of Ali Shuaib, but did not comment on the deaths of the other two journalists.
Footage captures the moment "Israel" deliberately targeted #AlMayadeen's correspondent Fatima Ftouni, while on the road in a vehicle clearly marked "PRESS".
Fatima was martyred alongside her brother, as well as fellow Al-Manar Journalist Ali Sheaib, while they were covering the… pic.twitter.com/NVJ32CiqXnEarlier, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted a car on the Al-Barad road in Jezzine, without providing further details.
The destroyed car of two Lebanese journalists who were killed by a targeted Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Jezzine, in southern Lebanon, March 28, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. PHOTO; REUTERS
Lebanese condemnation
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the Israeli strike as "a blatant crime".
دان رئيس الجمهورية العماد جوزاف عون استهداف إسرائيل الإعلاميين علي شعيب وفاطمة فتوني ومحمد فتوني قبل ظهر اليوم على طريق جزين، وقال :
"مرة اخرى يستبيح العدوان الإسرائيلي ابسط قواعد القوانين الدولية والقانون الدولي الإنساني وقوانين الحرب، باستهدافه مراسلين صحفيين، هم في النهاية…Read More: Hezbollah claims destroying nearly 100 Israeli Merkava tanks
The Israeli military said it believed the Al-Manar journalist was a "terrorist in the intelligence unit of Hezbollah's Radwan Force".A military source told AFP that the three were killed in an Israeli strike in Jezzine.
Israel launched airstrikes and artillery attacks on 42 towns, cities, and areas in Lebanon since dawn on Saturday, most of them in the south, according to the news agency.
The Israeli offensive against Lebanon, which began on March 2, has resulted in 1,142 deaths and 3,315 injuries, according to the latest figures from the Lebanese Ministry of Health.