‘I do not feel safe’: The cost of 3 years of Israeli impunity for journalists in Lebanon
When visual journalist Ahmed Chihadeh came under Israeli drone fire in January 2025 while covering the return of displaced residents to the southern Lebanese town of Houla, he removed his press vest and hid his camera. “After what happened to my colleagues, and after seeing that there has still been no justice for those who…
Lebanese journalist Christina Assi calls on EU leaders to hold Israel accountable for crimes against journalists
In a letter sent on Thursday, Lebanese journalist Christina Assi is calling on EU leaders and officials to hold Israel to account for crimes against journalists in Lebanon and Gaza as part of the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council and European Council. Christina Assi was gravely wounded on October 13, 2023, in a targeted Israeli strike…
Journalists in Lebanon and Gaza injured amid fragile ceasefires
Amman, September 7, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the recent escalation in Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon, which have injured at least four journalists, including three on Sunday, underscoring the fragility of the ceasefires in both locations. On September 6, 2026, Lebanese correspondent for the local Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV…
CPJ renews accountability calls in the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil after Amnesty International probe
New York, August 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists is renewing its demands for immediate accountability for the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil. This follows an Amnesty International investigation concluding that the Israeli strike that killed her should be investigated as a war crime. Khalil was murdered in southern Lebanon on April 22, 2026,…
CPJ: Israel’s ‘mistake’ claim fails to justify deadly October 2023 attack on Lebanon journalists
New York, June 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists rejects comments by Israel’s ambassador to France, Joshua Laurent Zarka, characterizing the October 13, 2023, Israeli strikes that killed Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists a “mistake.” His remarks fail to justify why Israeli forces attacked a clearly identifiable group of journalists…
CPJ calls for urgent international investigation into Israel’s killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil
New York, April 23, 2026—Israel’s failure to allow medical crews access to injured Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil in time to save her may constitute a war crime, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. Khalil, a reporter for the privately owned local daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, was on assignment documenting the aftermath of attacks in…
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil found dead after being trapped in rubble following Israeli strike, obstruction of rescue
UPDATE: This alert has been updated throughout after the Red Cross reported that they had found the body of Amal Khalil under the rubble. Beirut, April 22, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists is outraged that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) apparently targeted Lebanese journalists Amal Khalil and Zeinab Faraj in Al Tayri, southern Lebanon, on Wednesday….
Israel kills 3 journalists in Gaza and Lebanon in one day; CPJ calls for international action
New York, April 8, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns in the strongest terms the killing of at least three journalists in Lebanon and Gaza by Israel in one day, at least one of which was in a targeted attack. This pattern of attacks underscores a worsening climate of impunity and a blatant disregard for…
Lebanese radio presenter killed in Israeli strike on her home
Amman, April 8, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the killing of Lebanese journalist Ghada Dayekh in an Israeli airstrike on her home in the southern city of Tyre on Tuesday. Dayekh, a presenter and reporter at the privately-owned Sawt Al-Farah radio station, was killed when an Israeli strike hit her apartment building, completely…
Egyptian, Lebanese journalists targeted in cyber attacks
Washington, D.C., April 8, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by new reports about spear-phishing attacks against several Egyptian and Lebanese journalists aimed at compromising their Apple, Microsoft, and Google accounts. According to reports by digital rights organizations Access Now and SMEX, unidentified entities likely hired a South Asia-focused cyber espionage group…