Reuters Reporter Covering Battlefield at Lebanon Border Dies

First Death at Lebanon Border
At Least 11 Journalists Killed in Gaza Strip

As the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas continues, journalists reporting from the field are being killed or injured.

On the night of the 13th (local time), Reuters cameraman Issam Abdallah, who was covering the scene near the Israel-Lebanon border in southern Lebanon, died. This is the first time a journalist has died in the Lebanon area since the war between Israel and Hamas began.

On the 13th (local time), Reuters cameraman Issam Abdallah died while reporting near the Israel border area in southern Lebanon.
Photo by Reuters

In the Lebanon border area, clashes and airstrikes between the Iran-backed Shia militant group Hezbollah, which supports Hamas, and the Israeli military have continued since the war between Israel and Hamas started.

The late Abdallah was working with a team filming live footage in the southern Lebanon border area at the time. According to the live footage released online by Reuters, an explosion suddenly occurs while the camera is filming a mountainside. Immediately after the explosion, the video ends with the voice of a woman crying out, "I can't feel my legs."

In addition to Abdallah's death at this location, a total of six people were injured, including one Reuters journalist, two journalists from France's AFP news agency, and two journalists from Qatar's Al Jazeera network. The respective media outlets confirmed the casualties among their reporters. Foreign media attribute their deaths to shells fired by the Israeli military toward Lebanon.

At least 11 journalists have reportedly died so far in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military is conducting large-scale airstrikes. Their nationalities include nine Palestinians, one Lebanese, and one Israeli, with one Israeli journalist currently missing.

Regarding the deaths and injuries of journalists, Olivia Dalton, Deputy White House Press Secretary, said, "We pray for the families of the deceased journalist and for the speedy and full recovery of the injured journalists," adding, "We know the work you do is very dangerous. Today was a reminder of that fact."

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