Protesters gathered in Martyrs' Square in Beirut on Saturday (March 28), holding photos of Lebanese journalists killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier that day.

Israeli forces killed three Lebanese journalists in southern Lebanon on Saturday in an airstrike that Israel's military said had targeted one of them.

Lebanese television news channel Al Manar said its reporter Ali Shaib and reporter Fatima Ftouni, from Lebanese pan-Arab broadcaster Al Mayadeen, were killed when their vehicle was hit.

Lebanon's information minister, Paul Morcis, later said Ftouni's brother, Mohammed, a cameraman, had also been killed.

Israel's military said in a statement it had killed Shaib, whom it called a "terrorist," in a targeted strike, accusing him of being part of a Hezbollah intelligence unit, and said he had reported on locations of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon.

The statement, which also accused Shaib of "incitement" against Israeli soldiers and civilians, did not mention the other journalists or provide evidence to support its assertion that Shaib was a member of a Hezbollah intelligence unit.

Hezbollah, which controls Al Manar, denied Shaib was part of one of its intelligence units.

In response to the killings, Reporters Without Borders said it had been raising the alarm for weeks about the growing risks facing media professionals.

At least three other reporters in Lebanon, Iran and Gaza have been killed in Israeli or joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes since the Iran war began on February 28, CPJ said on Thursday (March 26). The U.S. military did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did the Israeli military.

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BEIRUT, LEBANON (MARCH 28, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. PROTESTERS IN MARTYRS SQUARE HOLDING A PRESS HELMET AND PHOTOS OF LEBANESE JOURNALISTS, ALI SHAIB AND FATIMA FTOUNI, KILLED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE

2. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING PHOTOS OF LEBANESE JOURNALISTS KILLED

3. PROTESTER HOLDING PHOTO OF SHAIB

4. PEOPLE GATHERED DURING PROTEST

5. PROTESTERS GESTURING VICTORY SIGN NEXT TO LEBANESE FLAG

6. SECURITY PERSONNEL WALKING DURING PROTEST

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LEBANESE PROTESTER, OMAR AL-RAWASS, SAYING:

“First of all, we want to send condolences to the entire journalism sector, for the journalists who were martyred today and throughout the war since October 7 (referring to Israel-Gaza war) until today. The important thing we all want to draw attention to is that the Israeli enemy, once they find anyone standing for rights and supporting the oppressed, tries to silence that voice. And the voice of the oppressed cannot be stopped, despite the enemy trying to overpower it or no matter how many killings they carry out. The voice of the truth will not be stopped, even if only one person is left (alive).”

8. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING WHILE HOLDING PHOTOS OF JOURNALISTS KILLED