00:19A deadly Israeli strike in southern Lebanon is now triggering global outrage after a vehicle
00:27marked press was hit, killing journalists on the ground.
00:31Were they reporters or targets?
00:35The strike took place near the Lebanon-Israel border, where journalists were actively covering ongoing clashes.
00:43Among those killed, Ali Hassan Shaib and Fatima Fatouni, both working with regional media networks.
00:51Their vehicle, according to Lebanese outlets, was clearly marked press, and they were reporting at the moment they were hit.
01:01Israel's military, the IDF, quickly claimed responsibility, saying Shaib was not just a journalist but a Hezbollah-Radwan force operative,
01:12working undercover.
01:13They allege he was gathering intelligence, tracking Israeli troop positions, and coordinating with militants.
01:21The IDF even described the press label as a cover for terror.
01:26But that claim is being fiercely rejected.
01:31Al-Mayadeen and Lebanese media outlets say this was a deliberate targeting of journalists, calling it unacceptable and a dangerous
01:40precedent.
01:40A video now circulating shows Fatima Fatouni's final report.
01:46Standing in full press gear, helmet and vest clearly marked, reporting from the field just moments before the strike.
01:56No independent verification has yet confirmed Israel's claim that the journalist was inoperative.
02:02And that's where the controversy deepens.
02:06Can a journalist be considered a combatant?
02:09And who decides that in the middle of a war?
02:12This is not the first time such claims have surfaced in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
02:18But this incident is once again raising urgent questions.
02:23About press safety, about military accountability, and about truth in a war zone.
02:30Because in modern conflict, the line between reporter and target is becoming dangerously blurred.
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