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Hundreds Mourn Journalist Amal Khalil After Israeli Strike

4/24/2026

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Hundreds attended Amal Khalil’s funeral in Baysariyyeh, Lebanon’s first public mourning since the Israel-Hezbollah clashes.
Journalist Amal Khalil and photojournalist Zeinab Faraj died when an Israeli strike hit their shelter in al-Tiri.
Israel’s military said it struck a car after vehicles left a Hezbollah building, denied targeting journalists.
President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the strike as a crime and said Lebanon will seek action in forums.

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Hundreds attended Amal Khalil’s funeral in Baysariyyeh, Lebanon’s first public mourning since the Israel-Hezbollah clashes.
Journalist Amal Khalil and photojournalist Zeinab Faraj died when an Israeli strike hit their shelter in al-Tiri.
Israel’s military said it struck a car after vehicles left a Hezbollah building, denied targeting journalists.
President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the strike as a crime and said Lebanon will seek action in forums.