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Lebanon accuses Israel of war crimes after killing of another journalist

RT News · · 454 words · By Russia Today
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Amal Khalil, a reporter for Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper, was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on a house in the southern village of al-Tiri, where she had taken cover after an earlier attack targeted the vehicle she was traveling in.”
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Multiple web search results report that Amal Khalil, a reporter for Al-Akhbar, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon in al-Tiri. The AP News and The New York Times web results confirm the killing of a journalist in that location on Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2006 Lebanon War was a 34-day armed conflict in Lebanon, fought between Hezbollah and Israel. The war started on 12 July 2006, and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into eff…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Lebanon_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 and 18 September 2024, thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies intended for use by Hezbollah exploded simultaneously in two separate events across Lebanon and Syria, in an Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_electronic_device…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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“Her colleague Zeinab Faraj was seriously wounded, and rescuers were initially unable to recover Khalil’s body because Israeli fire forced them to halt their efforts for hours.”
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The claim that Zeinab Faraj was seriously wounded and that Israeli fire initially prevented the recovery of Khalil's body is not corroborated by the provided evidence. The evidence for this claim is limited to the context of the initial report, but no secondary sources confirm the details regarding Faraj's wounds or the difficulty in body recovery.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zeinab Mohammad Ocampo Harake was born on December 11, 1998, in Bacoor, Cavite. She has three siblings: Tara (who died in 2015), Wessam, and the youngest, Rana, who is also a YouTuber. [4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeinab_Harake
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web search NEUTRAL — TAGALOG ONLY CHALLENGE W/ DADDY HARAKE *LAPTRIP TO HAHAHA* | ZEINAB HARAKE 10M views • 5 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-j7tR3DhEt85EM9HbvxXqA
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 26, 2024 · This 23-year-old vlogger, Zeinab is well-known in the country for her amazing Youtube vlogs and prank videos. Her official Youtube channel has over 12 million subscribers.
https://www.newsunzip.com/wiki/zeinab-harake/
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“Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the attack amounted to a war crime, arguing that Israel’s strikes on journalists could no longer be dismissed as isolated incidents.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Lebanese officials, including the Minister of Information Paul Morcos, stated that the attack on journalists constituted a war crime. While the evidence confirms Nawaf Salam's role as PM and the general context of criticism, the specific quote attributed to him regarding the 'war crime' nature of the attack is primarily sourced from the web search results related to the event, lacking independent corroboration from multiple distinct news organizations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prime minister of Lebanon (French: Premier ministre; Arabic: رئيس الحكومة, romanized: Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma) is the head of government of Lebanon. By convention, the office holder is always a Sunni Musl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Lebanon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The new government of Lebanon was formed on 8 February 2025 after the election of former ICJ president Nawaf Salam as prime minister of Lebanon on 13 January. Salam's cabinet succeeded Najib Mikati's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Nawaf_Salam
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nawaf Abdallah Salim Salam (Arabic: نوّاف عبد الله سليم سلام; born 15 December 1953) is a Lebanese politician, diplomat, jurist and academic who has been serving as the 53rd prime minister of Lebanon …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawaf_Salam
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“Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said the killing of journalists was “a crime and a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian law.””
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Two distinct web search results directly quote or paraphrase Paul Morcos stating that the killing of journalists is a 'crime and a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian law.' This is corroborated by the context of the reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The disarmament of Hezbollah refers to the demand to limit or eliminate Hezbollah's military capabilities in Lebanon. Since its emergence in the 1980s, Hezbollah has operated as a Shiite Islamist gro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disarmament_of_Hezbollah
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Morcos is a surname that may refer to the following people: Jacques Morcos, American neurosurgeon Paul Morcos, Minister of Information of Lebanon Rauda Morcos, Palestinian–Israeli lesbian poet and LG…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morcos
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul Morcos (Arabic: بول مرقس) is a Lebanese politician and lawyer, who serves as the Minister of Information of Lebanon since February 2025 in the cabinet of Nawaf Salam. He is the founder of JUSTICI…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Morcos
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“The attack came despite the much-touted ceasefire, with Israel still operating in occupied parts of southern Lebanon, keeping troops in an expanded security zone, barring many residents from returning, and reserving the right to fire on what it says are imminent threats.”
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The web search results confirm that despite ceasefire discussions, Israel continued operations in southern Lebanon, including demolitions and maintaining a security zone, which restricts movement and return.
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web search NEUTRAL — Attacks hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley, hours after a US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j6d538l6qo
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli army began ground operations in southern Lebanon on 16 March 2026. [58] During the first month, Hezbollah fired drones and as many as 1,800 rockets into Israel, while Israel conducted hund…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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web search NEUTRAL — Along Lebanon's border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country's war with Hezbollah last year.
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5566124/israel-south-le…
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“The Israel Defense Forces denied targeting journalists on purpose and said the incident was under review.”
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Multiple web search results report that the Israel Defense Forces denied intentionally targeting journalists and stated that the incident was under review, which aligns with the information provided in the search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: , lit. 'Army for the Defense of Israel'), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This page details the uniforms and insignia of the Israel Defense Forces, excluding rank insignia. For ranks, see Israel Defense Forces ranks and insignia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces_insignia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article deals with the history and development of tanks of the Israel Defense Forces (particularly Israeli Ground Forces), from their first use after World War II in the establishment of the Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_of_the_Israel_Defense_Fo…
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“The IDF claimed that people in the vehicles posed an “imminent threat” to Israeli troops after crossing the unilaterally declared Forward Defense Line in the occupied part of Lebanon.”
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Both web search results cite the IDF claiming that individuals in vehicles posed an 'imminent threat' to Israeli troops after crossing the unilaterally declared Forward Defense Line in Lebanon.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezbollah–Israel conflict that b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Death, death to the IDF" is a political chant and slogan that emerged during the Gaza war and genocide in protest against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel's military. It was used by the punk-r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death,_death_to_the_IDF
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: , lit. 'Army for the Defense of Israel'), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces
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“On March 28, an Israeli strike on a clearly marked press car in southern Lebanon killed Al-Manar correspondent Ali Shoeib, Al-Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni, and video journalist Mohammed Ftouni.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that on March 28, an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed three journalists: Ali Shoeib, and the Ftouni brothers (Fatima and Mohammed).
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military confirms it killed Ali Shoeib and Mohamed Ftouni, alleging they also belonged to Hezbollah's military wing.Three Lebanese journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in s…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgme1j70294o
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web search NEUTRAL — BEIRUT, March 28 (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed three Lebanese journalists in southern Lebanon on Saturday in an airstrike that Israel's military said had targeted one of the reporters, with a foll…
https://www.aol.com/articles/israeli-strike-kills-least-two-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Her own family had been killed in Israeli strikes weeks earlier. Eighteen months earlier, she and her colleagues were struck by an Israeli bomb while they were sleeping in a hotel in south Lebanon. Ft…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/lebanon-condem…
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“Israel claimed Shoeib was a Hezbollah intelligence operative, but provided no evidence.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the evidence count confirms no relevant search results were found to verify the claim regarding Israel's alleged claim about Shoeib's intelligence status.
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“Al-Manar TV journalist Hussain Hamood was killed in an Israeli strike on Nabatieh on March 25, while Lebanese radio presenter Ghada Dayekh was killed when an Israeli strike hit her home in Tyre on April 8.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the evidence count confirms no relevant search results were found to verify the specific dates and locations mentioned for Hamood and Dayekh.
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“RT correspondent Steve Sweeney and cameraman Ali Rida Sbeity were also wounded on March 19 while filming near Al-Qasmiya Bridge in southern Lebanon.”
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“An Israeli aircraft fired at their filming position despite their visible press markings, and Sweeney later described the strike as a “deliberate, targeted attack.””
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“Khalil’s death brought the number of journalists killed in Lebanon this year to at least nine, according to AP.”
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“Lebanese authorities say more than 2,300 civilians have been killed since the latest escalation began, including at least 254 women and 168 children, after Israel launched its combat operations in Lebanon amid the wider US-Israeli war against Iran.”
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