Overview
- The airstrike that hit a press-marked car Saturday on the Jezzine highway in southern Lebanon killed Al-Manar’s Ali Shoeib and Al Mayadeen’s Fatima and Mohamed Ftouni.
- The IDF accused Shoeib of serving in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force and posted an “ELIMINATED” message with an image of him in uniform that it later told Fox News was Photoshopped.
- Alex Gandler of Israel’s UK embassy praised Shoeib’s killing and called him an intelligence asset working under Al-Manar.
- Reporters and witnesses say a second strike landed as paramedics arrived, and rights groups and legal experts argue that even if one occupant were a fighter, journalists and medics retain protection and the attack demands investigation.
- Context from the coverage notes the victims worked for outlets aligned with Israel’s foes, Western attention has been muted, and press watchdogs report record journalist deaths in 2025 with most tied to Israel’s wars.