Israeli shelling along Lebanon border kills 1 journalist, wounds 6

Published October 13, 2023 10:22 AM

By HASSAN AMMAR
Associated Press

ALMA Al-SHAAB, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli shell has landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon, killing one and leaving six injured. An Associated Press photographer at the scene saw the body of the dead journalist and the six who were wounded. Some of them were rushed to hospitals in ambulances. One nearby car was charred. Al-Jazeera identified two of its employees among the wounded. The Lebanon-Israel border has been witnessing sporadic acts of violence since Saturday’s attack by the militant Palestinian group Hamas on southern Israel.

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