Steve Joe
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🚨UPDATE 🚨 Civil Defense sources told Al-Akhbar: the location of journalist Amal al-Khalil has been identified in the house that was destroyed by an Israeli strike while she was inside with journalist Zeinab Faraj. Excavation efforts are now underway to reach her. Two Israeli airstrikes on the town of al-Tayri, in the Bint Jbeil district, killed two people & injured one. Efforts to rescue Amal al-Khalil are still ongoing. Israeli forces pursued Khalil & Faraj after the first strike. The two journalists had taken shelter in a nearby house, which was then struck. When the Lebanese Red Cross arrived to evacuate the wounded, they were prevented from completing the mission. A stun grenade was fired at the ambulance & it came under gunfire, forcing crews to withdraw before reaching Khalil. Faraj was transported to hospital along with the bodies of the two victims. The Ministry of Public Health condemned these actions, describing them as a clear double violation: obstructing the rescue of a civilian journalist & targeting an ambulance clearly marked with the Red Cross.
🚨BREAKING🚨Israeli forces are now issuing direct death threats to Lebanese journalists on WhatsApp as well as besieging them. Al-Akhbar correspondent @AmalKhalil83, who has been documenting the devastation across southern Lebanon, received these messages from an Israeli number (+972 54-869-5113): “We know where you are… we will reach you… leave if you want to keep your head on your shoulders.” First message: “Alright, my lady, you are moving from one village to another, but you still haven’t gone to enough funerals or hospitals. There is a lot of grief & sorrow behind that smile you try to show on Twitter. Let’s see what your answer will be… Is your house still standing, Anisa (Miss)? I hope so?” Second message: “We know where you are & we will reach you when the time comes. Even though you are not important to us, in the end we will take everything into account. I suggest you flee to Qatar or somewhere else if you want to keep your head connected to your shoulders :)” This is not intimidation. This is the IDF issuing an explicit death threat to a journalist for covering their crimes. At the same time, Israeli forces besieged Amal al-Khalil & journalist Zeinab Faraj in al-Tayri, blocking the Red Cross & Lebanese Army from reaching them. They were in a delegate vehicle when a drone strike hit a vehicle behind them, killing two people. Both journalists were trapped at the scene. Amal contacted the Red Cross before her phone died. Her last message confirmed she was still safe. Rescue teams still cannot reach the two besieged journalists, Amal al-Khalil & Zeinab Faraj. They are just 500 meters away, but the road has been cut off by an Israeli strike, according to Red Cross paramedics. This is targeting journalists in real time. This is a crime. Pure state terrorism against the press.
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