[News] 'Israel' attacks press in Lebanon, Al Mayadeen mourns two colleagues

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'Israel' attacks press in Lebanon, Al Mayadeen mourns two colleagues
Al Mayadeen English
October 25, 2024
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The Israeli occupation's assault on the freedom of the press and freedom of
speech continues unabated amid the eerie silence of the international
community.
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   - Al Mayadeen martyrs cameraman Ghassan Najjar and broadcast engineer
   Mohammad Reda killed by an Israeli aggression on journalists' residence in
   Hasbayya, South Lebanon, on October 25, 2024 (Al Mayadeen)

Israeli occupation forces carried out an aerial attack on the place of
residence of press crews in Hasbayya, southern Lebanon, resulting in
several casualties among journalists,
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/113-journalists-send-letter-to-blinken--demand-israeli-arms>
cameramen, and technicians.

Shortly after, the Lebanese Civil Defense announced that three journalists
were killed in the Israeli airstrike on the town of Hasbayya.

Following the deliberate attack on the freedom of the press, *Al Mayadeen*
announced the martyrdom of two of its crew members covering the Israeli war
on Lebanon across the southern front: cameraman Ghassan Najjar and
broadcast engineer Mohammad Reda.

On its part, *Al Manar TV* mourned its cameraman Wissam Qassem who was also
martyred in the Israeli aggression.

Commenting on the aggression, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of *Al
Mayadeen Media Network*, Ghassan Ben Jeddou, held the Israeli occupation
"fully responsible for this war crime in which it targeted the journalists'
crews, including *Al Mayadeen*'s."

"The [Israeli] occupation's targeting of the journalists' residence was
deliberate, and there are others wounded from other Arab channels as well,"
he said.

Ben Jeddou said the occupation "finds pleasure in killing," and among those
it targets are journalists "who expose its criminality."

"*Al Mayadeen* will keep going and shall never retreat," vowed the chairman
of the network's board of directors, asserting that the aggression did not
target *Al Mayadeen* exclusively "as it is an aggression against all press
crews."

Furthermore, *Al Mayadeen* extended its deepest condolences to *Al Manar TV*
for the martyrdom of colleague Wissam Qassem and prayed that God bestows
strength and steadfastness upon his family.

Meanwhile, *Al Mayadeen's* correspondent in South Lebanon, Fatima Ftouni,
confirmed that the strike targeted a residential area where journalists,
cameramen, and technicians from various media outlets were stationed in the
region for several weeks.

>From the targeted site in Hasbayya in South Lebanon, our correspondent
asserted that the Israeli occupation directly targeted several press crews.

"Two missiles from a warplane directly targeted press crews," she affirmed,
despite cars parked at the site clearly marked with 'PRESS'.

Similarly, on Wednesday evening, the Israeli occupation also launched an
attack on *Al Mayadeen*'s bureau in Beirut. However, the channel had
evacuated its office at the beginning of the assault on Lebanon.

*Al Mayadeen* held the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the attack
on a well-known media office of its widely-recognized news channel.

Following the attack, Lebanon's caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad
Makari, stated that the government will take measures regarding the attack
on *Al Mayadeen* and will correspond with relevant international bodies.

In an interview for *Al Mayadeen*, Makari emphasized that this aggression
will not affect the news network. The Minister also paid tribute to the two
martyred colleagues, Farah Omar and Rabih Me'mari, and other martyred
journalists.

*Al Mayadeen's* correspondent in South Lebanon, Farah Omar, alongside
photojournalist Rabih Me'mari
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-mayadeen-family-pays-final-respects-to-farah---rabih>,
and civil companion Hussein Akil were martyred on November 21 last year in
an Israeli drone drone that deliberately targeted them in Tayr Harfa, South
Lebanon.

An Israeli warplane fired two rockets on Farah and Rabih's location
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--deliberately-kills-al-mayadeen-s-crew-in-south-leba>
.

They had just ended a live broadcast, giving updates on the latest Israeli
bombardment on South Lebanon. Al Mayadeen's crew was targeted immediately
after wrapping up their coverage and went off air.

On September 24, Hadi al-Sayyed
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-mayadeen-mourns-martyred-colleague-hadi-al-sayyed>,
our colleague at *Al Mayadeen*, was also martyred in the Israeli aggression
on South Lebanon.

Martyr al-Sayyed had sustained critical injuries to the head after an
Israeli airstrike hit his hometown of Burj Rahhal in South Lebanon.

The martyr had been transported to a hospital in Saida for treatment,
undergoing urgent surgery, but he eventually succumbed to his wounds and
tragically passed away, with his life cut so short.

*Al Mayadeen Media Network* eulogized martyr Hadi al-Sayyed, a colleague
within its online department's social media unit. The network underlined
that it will pursue its journey, undeterred and unbowed by Israeli
aggression, pledging to remain steadfast in its battle against the Israeli
occupation.

*Read more: Israeli airstrike targets Al Mayadeen's Beirut Office
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-airstrike-targets-al-mayadeen-office-in-beirut>*
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