Amal Khalil killed by IDF in new Israeli buffer zone in southern Lebanon

12 articles · Updated · ms.now · Apr 27

Khalil, a veteran Lebanese journalist for Al Akhbar, was killed last Wednesday while reporting in the buffer zone; her colleague was severely injured and rescue workers were blocked for hours.
Her death, amid mass displacement of over a million civilians and Israeli military expansion south of the Litani River, has provoked strong condemnation from Lebanese leaders and rights groups, who dispute Israeli claims she was a Hezbollah operative.
The incident has strained efforts by Lebanon’s government to confront Hezbollah, complicated U.S.-brokered ceasefire negotiations, and risks fueling renewed conflict and Hezbollah’s resurgence if Israel continues its occupation and territorial ambitions in southern Lebanon.

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