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CPJ 'outraged' over Israeli targeting of Lebanese journalists <article data-history-node-id="438826" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/cpj-outraged-over-israeli-targeting-lebanese-journalists" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/cpj-outraged-over-israeli-targeting-lebanese-journalists" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">CPJ 'outraged' over Israeli targeting of Lebanese journalists</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has slammed Israel for its attack on Lebanese journalists Amal Khalil and Zeinab Faraj in southern Lebanon. </p> <p>The CPJ wrote that it was "outraged" at the targeting of the two reporters while they were on duty.</p> <p>Khalil and Faraj were both covering the recent attacks on the southern village of Bint Jbeil. An Israeli attack struck a civilian vehicle on the main road in al-Tayri, leaving both to shelter in a nearby building</p> <p>Shortly after, another strike hit the building they were sheltering in directly, leaving the two trapped underneath the rubble. </p> <p>Israeli destruction and fire towards ambulances prevented rescue operations from reaching the site of the attack. While Faraj was wounded, her counterpart Khalil was confirmed to be killed. </p> <p>"The repeated strikes on the same location, the targeting of an area where journalists were sheltering, and the obstruction of medical and humanitarian access constitute a grave breach of international humanitarian law," said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah.</p> <p>"CPJ holds Israeli forces responsible for the endangerment of Amal Khalil’s life and the injuries Zeinab Faraj sustained after the targeted strike on their location."</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="amal-khalil-killed-israel-strike-x.jpg" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="8dcaa964-7061-41b0-82a7-bde78f8003f4" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/amal-khalil-killed-israel-strike-x.jpg" width="1313" height="739" alt="amal-khalil-killed-israel-strike-x.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Lebanese journalists Amal Khalil, a reporter for the newspaper Al-Akhbar, was killed as a result of an Israeli strike on 22 April 2026 (X)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Zeinab-faraj-wounded-israeli-attack-x.jpg" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d41417ed-b15e-4b16-9b25-b90e5d1b9498" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/Zeinab-faraj-wounded-israeli-attack-x.jpg" width="1365" height="768" alt="Zeinab-faraj-wounded-israeli-attack-x.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image"> </div> <figcaption>Freelance photojournalist Zeinab Faraj was wounded in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, 22 April, 2026 (X)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/cpj-outraged-over-israeli-targeting-lebanese-journalists