Journalist killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon - Breaking The News

Journalist killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon

20 October

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EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

The Lebanese army said that one journalist was killed and another wounded by Israeli gunfire on Thursday in southern Lebanon.

The statement said that a group of seven journalists were caught in a shelling between Lebanon and Israel near Israel's Al-Abbad site in the vicinity of Houla, a southern Lebanese town, during their media coverage.

Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces noted that they carried out several attacks against Hezbollah infrastructure, "in response to Hezbollah fire of anti-tank missiles across the border throughout the day."

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