Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills 3 journalists covering the war

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By BASSEM MROUE and ISABEL DEBRE
Updated 9:56 AM CDT, March 28, 2026

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed three journalists who were covering the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, their TV stations said.

Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said that its longtime correspondent Ali Shoeib was killed Saturday in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli military said that it had targeted Shoeib, accusing him of being a Hezbollah intelligence operative without providing evidence.

Meanwhile, Beirut-based pan-Arab Al-Mayadeen TV said reporter Fatima Ftouni was killed in the same airstrike in the southern district of Jezzine along with her brother Mohammed, a video journalist. She had just been on air with a live report from southern Lebanon before the strike.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-journalists-killed-israeli-airstrike-ali-shoeib-almayadeen-almanar-6e94c7ecc0366d1a8952c9b44f95c513

[paleotn]

1. I really don't want to see any Israel support. Not one bit.

[highplainsdem]

2. Authoritarian regimes hate journalists.

[ck4829]

3. "It's amazing! All your missiles are hezbollah-seeking missiles that only kill Hezbollah members?!"

"Yes!"

"Care to share that tech with the rest of the world?"

"... no."

[Lonestarblue]

4. Israel targeted journalists in Gaza to prevent news of their atrocities getting out.

They seem to be continuing the practice of killing noncombatants because they don't think they'll ever be held accountable for war crimes. The same holds for bombing hospitals, schools, and churches.

[groundloop]

5. And THIS is who we're allied with.

tRump and Bibi are both criminals that should be in prison.

[lapucelle]

6. AP picked up a *report* from Hezbollah's right wing propaganda outlet Al Manar and reported it as news?

From your link:

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed three journalists who were covering the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, their TV stations said.

Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said that its longtime correspondent Ali Shoeib was killed Saturday in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli military said that it had targeted Shoeib, accusing him of being a Hezbollah intelligence operative without providing evidence.

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From Media Bias Fact Check

b]About Al Manar:

Overall, we rate Al Manar Questionable based on excessive political party control that results in the publication of pro-Hezbollah propaganda, poor sourcing, and designation as a terrorist and hate group. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to the omission of key facts in stories and a failed fact check.

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Funded by / Ownership

Al Manar is fully affiliated with Hezbollah and calls itself “the main tool in keeping up with the victories of the Lebanese Resistance of Hezbollah and the Zionist entity’s crimes.” The US state department designates Al Manar as a media arm of Hezbollah. The Lebanese Communication Group operates Al Manar TV and is owned by Hezbollah. Funding and revenue are not transparent.

Analysis / Bias

According to a BBC profile on Lebanon’s Media, “Almost all TVs and radios are privately-owned, and many are affiliated with political groups. Al-Manar TV is operated by the militant group Hezbollah.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/al-manar/

[Igel]

9. Two things can both be true.

He could be doing normal reportorial work, whether or not Al Manar is a division of a paramilitary that's funded by Iran and has managed to subvert a prosperous state and make it into an economic basket case riven by religious/ideological partisanship. (With a fusion of church/state, the two fuse.)

And yet he could also be working as intelligence for the political/military branches.

Difference: Publicity, to some extent. But that "reporters" badge gets you places and gets you sources that would be great.

(Then again, some 'intel' is in the mind of the beholder: if a Axios reporter got wind of some info about an upcoming attack by the US on Kharg or Bandar Abbas, I rather think they'd let slip the information in hopes of stopping the assault by the bad guys. After all, they're protected and "anonymous sources" are sacred. There's a reason D-Day info wasn't shared with reporters. And given the distrust between Trump and Congressional members, why the Iran strike info was only given to a few members of Congress before the strike happened, even if the WPA was followed and notice given within the time period stipulated by law.)

[eppur_se_muova]

7. Mission Accomplished ! Oh, wait ... Israel *acknowledged* they were targeting a journalist. Sarcasm no longer works. nt

[wishstar]

8. Here is part of Guardian's article with more details:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/lebanon-condemns-blatant-war-crime-israel-kills-three-journalists

"Israel killed three journalists in south Lebanon on Saturday, their TV channels and authorities said, prompting condemnation from the Lebanese government who called the killings a “blatant war crime”.

Ali Shoeib, from the Hezbollah-owned al-Manar television station, Fatima Ftouni and her brother and cameraman Mohammed Ftouni from the pro-Hezbollah outlet al-Mayadeen, were killed in the strike targeting their car.

Israel claimed the attack shortly afterwards, saying the target was Shoeib, whom it accused of being a Hezbollah “terrorist” in an intelligence unit who had reported on the locations of Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military provided no further evidence to support the claim and made no comment on the killing of the other journalists."

The three journalists were struck as they were driving in Jezzine, a district in south Lebanon far from the frontlines. Local television showed at least four missiles were shot at the car and footage appeared to show a missile being fired between the journalists’ car and bystanders as the latter tried to approach and help. Video of the aftermath showed singed press jackets and helmets, as well as tripods and microphones that had been pulled from the car."