Journalists Fatima Ftouni and Ali Shuaib martyred in Israeli strike on Jezzine (video – photos)

Lebanon 29-03-2026 | 09:29

Journalists Fatima Ftouni and Ali Shuaib martyred in Israeli strike on Jezzine (video – photos)

The deadly strike on the main road between Jezzine and Kfar Houneh also injured several cameramen, prompting widespread condemnation from Lebanese authorities and press organizations.
Journalists Fatima Ftouni and Ali Shuaib martyred in Israeli strike on Jezzine (video – photos)
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In a new Israeli attack on the media team in Lebanon, an Israeli airstrike resulted in the martyrdom of colleagues Fatima Ftouni and Ali Shuaib from Al-Manar and Al-Mayadeen channels on the main road between Jezzine and Kfar Houneh.

 

 

It was also reported that a number of cameramen were injured.


Condemnations…

President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, condemned Israel’s targeting of journalists. In a statement, he said: "Once again, Israeli aggression violates the most basic rules of international law, international humanitarian law, and the laws of war by targeting journalists, who are ultimately civilians performing a professional duty."

 

He added: "This is a blatant crime that violates all the norms and treaties granting journalists international protection during wars, according to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their protocols, specifically Article 79 of the First Additional Protocol (1977) and Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006), which prohibit targeting journalists and media personnel as long as they do not directly participate in hostilities."

 

He concluded: "We strongly condemn this attack, call on all international bodies to take action to stop what is happening on our land, and extend our condolences to the families of the martyrs and to the journalistic and media community in Lebanon."

 

In a statement, the Press Club also condemned the Israeli attack that led to the martyrdom of the colleagues, calling for effective measures to protect journalists and media workers and to keep them away from military conflicts.

Israeli aircraft also carried out two airstrikes on Tulin and Froun.

 

 

 

 

Last week, the Lebanese Army Command – Directorate of Guidance mourned the soldier Omar Nazem Al-Abed, whose service had been extended, who was martyred on March 17, 2026, as a result of a hostile Israeli airstrike in the Qaqaiya al-Jisr – Nabatieh area, and the soldiers Mohamed Al-Mustafa Bilal Al-Ma‘drani and Mahdi Akram Qubeisi, whose services had also been extended, who were martyred on March 17, 2026, due to a hostile Israeli airstrike on the Zebdin – Nabatieh road.

 

Airstrike on Marjayoun. (AFP)
Airstrike on Marjayoun. (AFP)

 

Israeli airstrikes continue on southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and the southern suburbs of Beirut as the renewed conflict approaches its first month, marking a wide-scale Israeli escalation.

 

The main road from Tyre to Naqoura.
The main road from Tyre to Naqoura.

 

Hezbollah continues its operations against Israeli targets and sites.

 

Among the villages targeted were:

  • An airstrike hit the town of Kafra
  • An airstrike hit the town of Al-Hanniye
  • An airstrike hit the town of Jwaya
  • A drone strike targeted a Health Authority ambulance near Kfartenbit roundabout
  • An airstrike hit the town of Majdel Selm
  • A drone strike targeted a motorcycle on the Hadatha road
  • A drone strike hit the Al-Masha‘ neighborhood in the town of Adloun
  • Three airstrikes hit the town of Libbaya in western Bekaa
  • An airstrike hit the town of Yohmor in western Bekaa
  • Artillery fire targeted the towns of Kafra, Yater, Hariss, Hadatha, Majdel Selm, Qabrikha, and Al-Ghandouriyah

 

Adloun
Adloun

 

 

In addition, the Israeli army announced that it “targeted two senior members of Hezbollah’s communications unit in Beirut yesterday: Ayoub Hussein Yaqoub, who previously held a high-ranking position in Hezbollah’s missile unit and was a key operator in fire management, participating in directing launches and strikes toward Israel; and Yasser Mohamed Mubarak, who at the same time held a position in Hezbollah’s missile unit.”

 

 

 

In this context, five paramedics were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah in southern Lebanon.

 

The National News Agency also reported today, Saturday, that an Israeli airstrike targeted the town of Al-Hanniye in the Tyre district, resulting in five Syrian fatalities and eight injuries.