Reuters confirmed Friday that a crew member covering the growing conflict between Israel and Lebanese terrorists on its northern border was killed.
“We are deeply saddened to learn that our videographer, Issam Abdallah, has been killed,” the news agency said in a statement. “Issam was part of a Reuters crew in southern Lebanon who was providing a live signal.”
Reuters said it is working with authorities in the region to obtain more information on the strike that killed Abdallah and to support his family and colleagues.
Reuters journalists Thaer Al-Sudani and Maher Nazeh were also injured and are seeking medical care, Reuters said.
The Associated Press reported Friday that an Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on Israel’s border with Lebanon. One was killed and six more were injured in the collateral damage.
The terrorist group Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli military posts on the border Friday as Israel wages war against the Palestinian terror group Hamas to its south. Israeli Defense Forces said they retaliated with tank and artillery fire towards the fire from Lebanon.
