Iran foreign minister condemns Israeli killing of three journalists in Lebanon
An Israeli strike on a car in southern Lebanon killed three Lebanese journalists, Lebanon's Al Manar TV
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi today (29 March) condemned Israel's killing of three journalists in Lebanon yesterday (28 March).
On his official Telegram channel, Araghchi said the killings amounted to "targeted assassination" and "flagrant violation of international law".
Earlier, an Israeli strike on a car in southern Lebanon killed three Lebanese journalists, Lebanon's Al Manar TV reported yesterday (28 March).
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Al Manar reporter Ali Shaib and reporter Fatima Ftouni, from broadcaster Al Mayadeen, were killed when their vehicle was hit. Lebanon's information minister later said Ftouni's brother, cameraman Mohammed Ftouni, had also been killed in the strike.
Al Manar is controlled by the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah and Al Mayadeen is widely seen as editorially aligned with Iran's allies and supporters in the region
The Israeli military said in a statement it had "eliminated" Shaib, whom it described as a "terrorist" in a Hezbollah intelligence unit who had reported on the locations of Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.
It accused him of "incitement" against Israeli soldiers and civilians.
