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Human Rights Watch says Israel committed war crimes killing Lebanese journalist
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Human Rights Watch said Israeli military attacks on April 22, 2026, in Lebanon killed journalist Amal Khalil and severely injured another correspondent, with the strikes constituting apparent war crimes. Khalil, a veteran correspondent for the daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, was killed in the southern Lebanese border village of Jebbayn. The organization said the attacks included apparently deliberate strikes against civilians, which under international law would constitute war crimes.
The incidents add to a documented pattern of Israeli forces targeting journalists during military operations. Human Rights Watch characterized the killings as demonstrating what it described as a brazen willingness by Israeli forces to attack press personnel. The group did not elaborate publicly on specific evidence establishing intentionality in the strikes.
