Wissam Qassem, a camera operator, and colleagues Ghassan Najjar and Mohammad Reda were killed in an Israeli airstrike while covering the Israel-Hezbollah war, highlighting the vulnerability of journalists in conflict zones.
Despite being affiliated with Hezbollah, their deaths were condemned as a violation of international humanitarian law, affirming that journalists should not be considered legitimate targets during warfare.
Ziad Makary, Lebanon's minister of information, labeled the airstrike on journalists 'a war crime', reinforcing the protection journalists should have under international law during armed conflicts.
Eyewitness Darine El Helwe recounted the harrowing experience of the strike at 3.30am, where the sleeping journalists were suddenly caught in a disastrous attack, exemplifying the unpredictability of war.
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