BEIRUT — Three local journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike overnight, Lebanese state media NNA said Friday, with a pro-Iran broadcaster adding that the raids targeted a residence of press workers in southeastern Lebanon.
Israeli military planes struck at 3:30 a.m. near the Syrian border, leaving three dead, NNA said.Pro-Iran Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen said its cameraman Ghassan Najjar, as well as broadcast engineer Mohammad Reda, were killed in the Israeli airstrike targeting a 'journalists' residence in Hasbaya, South Lebanon.'Al Mayadeen said Najjar 'was a father who risked his life for a just cause, dedicated to revealing the truth, and was killed in cold blood.
After nearly a year of war in Gaza, Israel expanded its focus to Lebanon a month ago, vowing to secure its northern border against near-daily attacks by Hamas ally Hezbollah.It launched a massive bombing campaign targeting mainly Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon and sent in ground troops on September 30.
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