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Lebanon mourns three journalists killed in Israeli strikes

France24 · · 327 words · By Video by Eliza HERBERT
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“Lebanon mourns three journalists killed in Israeli strikes”
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Multiple independent news sources (BBC News, France24) and Wikipedia entries confirm three Lebanese journalists were killed in Israeli strikes. Cross-references from BBC and France24 provide consistent reporting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Southern Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began on 1 October when Israel crossed the Blue Line in its sixth invasion of Leba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Leban…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 people in Lebanon and displ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
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“Israel has acknowledged carrying out the attack, claiming that Shoeib was affiliated with a militant group”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web results, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about Israel acknowledging the attack and Shoeib's affiliation.
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“The deaths bring the number of media workers killed in Lebanon since the start of the Israel–Gaza war to eleven”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web results, or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about media workers killed since the Israel–Gaza war began.
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“Israeli police bar top Catholic figure in Jerusalem from holding Palm Sunday mass at Holy Sepulchre”
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Wikipedia entries about Palm Sunday and the Holy Sepulchre provide general context but do not mention Israeli police restricting a Catholic figure from holding a mass. No direct evidence found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sunday of the Holy Forefathers or Sunday of the Holy Forefathers of Jesus Christ (Κυριακή των Προπατόρων) is a Christian holiday that is always celebrated on a Sunday and always on the second Sunday b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_of_the_Holy_Forefathers
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The palm branch, or palm frond, is a symbol of victory, triumph, peace, and eternal life originating in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. The palm (Phoenix) was sacred in Mesopotamian rel…
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“Qatari news channel AI Araby condemns attack on its office”
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Wikipedia entries about Al Araby TV and the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh do not directly confirm the channel condemned an attack on its office. No specific evidence found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The killing of journalists in the Gaza war, overwhelmingly Palestinians killed by Israel, along with other acts of violence against journalists, marks the deadliest period for journalists in the Israe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 31 July 2024, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was assassinated along with his personal bodyguard in the Iranian capital Tehran by an Israeli attack. Haniyeh was killed in his accommo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ismail_Haniye…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Al Araby Television Network (Arabic: شبكة التلفزيون العربي) is a Qatari television network owned by Qatari company Fadaat Media. It was launched in January 2015, and includes two main channels "Al Ara…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Araby_Television_Network
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“Iran: 3.500 US troops arrive in the region”
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“Mediation talks in Islamabad: Middle East powers meet to discuss how to end the fighting”
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“Tehran threatens to target US universities in the region”
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“Three Lebanese journalists killed in strikes”
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Multiple independent news sources (BBC News, France24) confirm three Lebanese journalists were killed in Israeli strikes, matching the claim's core fact.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — An Israeli strike kills three Lebanese journalists, Lebanon's Al Manar TV reported on Saturday, as the war in the Middle East entered its second month.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260328-war-in-the-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike, say broadcasters
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgme1j70294o?at_medium=RSS…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Three Lebanese journalists were killed in an Israeli strike on their media vehicle.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62lx8ek9x9o?at_medium=RSS…
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“Yemen's rebels could further threaten global shipping”
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