At least three journalists were killed Friday morning by an Israeli air strike in Hasbaya, southern Lebanon.
Lebanon’s health ministry and local media have reported that several others were also wounded by the strike, which they have said took place early on Friday morning as the journalists slept in a guesthouse traditionally used by media professionals.
Reuters reports that the journalists killed were camera operator Ghassan Najjar, engineer Mohamed Reda of the Lebanese pan-Arabist satellite news television channel Al-Mayadeen, and camera operator Wissam Qassem, who worked for the Hezbollah-backed Al-Manar.
According to Reuters, at least 18 journalists from six international media outlets, including Sky News, Al-Jazeera, and Lebanese broadcasters, were staying at the property. Lebanon’s information minister said the attack was deliberate and described it as a “war crime.” The Israeli military has yet to comment but has previously denied targeting journalists.
Five reporters had been killed in prior Israeli strikes in Lebanon,...
Lebanon’s health ministry and local media have reported that several others were also wounded by the strike, which they have said took place early on Friday morning as the journalists slept in a guesthouse traditionally used by media professionals.
Reuters reports that the journalists killed were camera operator Ghassan Najjar, engineer Mohamed Reda of the Lebanese pan-Arabist satellite news television channel Al-Mayadeen, and camera operator Wissam Qassem, who worked for the Hezbollah-backed Al-Manar.
According to Reuters, at least 18 journalists from six international media outlets, including Sky News, Al-Jazeera, and Lebanese broadcasters, were staying at the property. Lebanon’s information minister said the attack was deliberate and described it as a “war crime.” The Israeli military has yet to comment but has previously denied targeting journalists.
Five reporters had been killed in prior Israeli strikes in Lebanon,...
- 10/25/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
After a successful world premiere at the 77th Locarno Film Festival – where the film competed at the Pardi di Domani – Corti d'Autore Competition – Maha Haj's poignant Palestinian short Upshot took home with the Pardino d'Oro Swiss Life for Best Auteur Short Film Award and the Junior Jury Award for the Best Auteur Short Film at the Swiss festival's closing ceremony on Saturday Aug 17, where Haj herself received the award.
The film received widespread audience and critical acclaim, with Samuel Lembo of Sinistra.ch saying, “[The film] is a punch to the gut and a strong blow to the heart. [It's] a roar for Palestine at Locarno.”
Meanwhile, film critic Mohamed Reda described the film as “one of the best films [he's] seen this year,” gushing about it in The Middle East Newspaper and praising its acting, comparing it to a “harmonious musical duet.”
“Everything fits in its place, and the rhythm is fluid,...
The film received widespread audience and critical acclaim, with Samuel Lembo of Sinistra.ch saying, “[The film] is a punch to the gut and a strong blow to the heart. [It's] a roar for Palestine at Locarno.”
Meanwhile, film critic Mohamed Reda described the film as “one of the best films [he's] seen this year,” gushing about it in The Middle East Newspaper and praising its acting, comparing it to a “harmonious musical duet.”
“Everything fits in its place, and the rhythm is fluid,...
- 8/19/2024
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
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