The Israeli shelling targeted the villages of Dhayra and Alma al Shaab.
A group of journalists from several outlets were in south Lebanon close to the border when they were hit by Israeli fire. / Photo: Reuters Archive
An Associated Press news agency photographer at the scene on Friday saw the body of the dead journalist and the six who were wounded, some of whom were rushed to hospitals in ambulances.Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV, said two of its employees, Elie Brakhya and reporter Carmen Joukhadar, were among the wounded.The Israeli army on Friday declared the Metula town near the border with Lebanon as a"closed military zone" amid rise of tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border.
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