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AP Week in Pictures: Global

2024-10-25 13:01 Last Updated At:13:11

Oct. 18-24, 2024

Pictures of Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla were projected on the sails of the Sydney Opera House soon after their arrival in Australia; migrants walked along the Huixtla highway in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, hoping to reach the country’s northern border and ultimately the United States; and people took cover as a siren warned of incoming rockets during a funeral in northern Israel.

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Latino leaders pray with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump as he participates in a Latino leader roundtable, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Latino leaders pray with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump as he participates in a Latino leader roundtable, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold glasses during a festive reception of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold glasses during a festive reception of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom, US President Joe Biden, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, and President Emmanuel Macron of France, from left, arrive for a Family photo during a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom, US President Joe Biden, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, and President Emmanuel Macron of France, from left, arrive for a Family photo during a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump hands an order to a customer at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald's, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump hands an order to a customer at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald's, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris listens as Stevie Wonder performs "Redemption Song" during a church service and early vote event at Divine Faith Ministries International, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Jonesboro, Ga. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris listens as Stevie Wonder performs "Redemption Song" during a church service and early vote event at Divine Faith Ministries International, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Jonesboro, Ga. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and former President Barack Obama shake hands at a campaign event Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and former President Barack Obama shake hands at a campaign event Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Relatives pause at the grave of Israel Defense Forces Captain Elad Siman Tov, who was killed in action in Lebanon, during his funeral in Petah Tikva, Israel, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Relatives pause at the grave of Israel Defense Forces Captain Elad Siman Tov, who was killed in action in Lebanon, during his funeral in Petah Tikva, Israel, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

A Middle East Airlines airplane comes in for a landing at Beirut International Airport as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A Middle East Airlines airplane comes in for a landing at Beirut International Airport as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

People take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets during the funeral of Alexei Popov, who was killed during a rocket attack fired from Lebanon last weekend, at the Tel Regev cemetery in the outskirts of Haifa, northern Israel, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

People take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets during the funeral of Alexei Popov, who was killed during a rocket attack fired from Lebanon last weekend, at the Tel Regev cemetery in the outskirts of Haifa, northern Israel, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A missile launched from an Israeli jet hits a building in Ghobeiri, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A missile launched from an Israeli jet hits a building in Ghobeiri, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing prayer shawls perform the Hoshana Rabbah prayer on the seventh day of the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's Old City with the Dome of the Rock shrine, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo//Oded Balilty)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing prayer shawls perform the Hoshana Rabbah prayer on the seventh day of the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's Old City with the Dome of the Rock shrine, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo//Oded Balilty)

Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

A person fishes along the boardwalk as waves crash during a power outage in Havana, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A person fishes along the boardwalk as waves crash during a power outage in Havana, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Residents stay beside a car partially buried by volcanic mud that had flowed down from Mayon volcano after heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Trami hit Guinobatan town, Albay province, Philippines on Wednesday Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/John Michael Magdasoc)

Residents stay beside a car partially buried by volcanic mud that had flowed down from Mayon volcano after heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Trami hit Guinobatan town, Albay province, Philippines on Wednesday Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/John Michael Magdasoc)

A dog named Luna wears a Dracula costume during a Halloween pet party at a mall in Valenzuela city, Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A dog named Luna wears a Dracula costume during a Halloween pet party at a mall in Valenzuela city, Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Pilgrims arrive inside San Felipe Church to honor the Black Christ in Portobelo, Panama, early Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, during a festival celebrating the iconic statue that was found on the shore in 1658. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Pilgrims arrive inside San Felipe Church to honor the Black Christ in Portobelo, Panama, early Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, during a festival celebrating the iconic statue that was found on the shore in 1658. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A reveler attends the annual zombie parade in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A reveler attends the annual zombie parade in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Benfica's supporters cheer during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between SL Benfica and Feyenoord at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Benfica's supporters cheer during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between SL Benfica and Feyenoord at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Visitors walk past "Padma/Pulse and Bloom" art work of Indian artist Shilo Shiv Suleman during "Forever Is Now" contemporary art exhibition at the historical site of the Giza Pyramids, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Visitors walk past "Padma/Pulse and Bloom" art work of Indian artist Shilo Shiv Suleman during "Forever Is Now" contemporary art exhibition at the historical site of the Giza Pyramids, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

The Sydney Opera House sails show photos of Britain's King Charles and Queen camilla soon after their arrival in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

The Sydney Opera House sails show photos of Britain's King Charles and Queen camilla soon after their arrival in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pakistan's Sajid Khan attempts to take a catch of England's Jamie Smith on the boundary edge during the day one of third test cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan's Sajid Khan attempts to take a catch of England's Jamie Smith on the boundary edge during the day one of third test cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Ken Jeong attends a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Ken Jeong attends a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Supporters of Renato Usatii, leader of the Our Party and presidential candidate, applaud him during a rally on the final day of electoral campaign in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, ahead of a presidential election and a referendum on whether to enshrine in Moldova's Constitution its path to European Union membership that will take place on Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Supporters of Renato Usatii, leader of the Our Party and presidential candidate, applaud him during a rally on the final day of electoral campaign in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, ahead of a presidential election and a referendum on whether to enshrine in Moldova's Constitution its path to European Union membership that will take place on Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Retirees dance during a weekly event in a park in Chisinau, Moldova, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Retirees dance during a weekly event in a park in Chisinau, Moldova, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Herbert Rice, 79, poses for a photo on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. Rice is one of many Black men who took part in prison medical testing from 1951 to 1974 at Philadelphia city prisons. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Herbert Rice, 79, poses for a photo on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. Rice is one of many Black men who took part in prison medical testing from 1951 to 1974 at Philadelphia city prisons. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Revelers attended an annual zombie parade in Santiago, Chile, and Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump handed an order to a customer at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald’s, in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa.

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Latino leaders pray with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump as he participates in a Latino leader roundtable, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Latino leaders pray with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump as he participates in a Latino leader roundtable, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold glasses during a festive reception of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold glasses during a festive reception of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom, US President Joe Biden, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, and President Emmanuel Macron of France, from left, arrive for a Family photo during a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom, US President Joe Biden, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, and President Emmanuel Macron of France, from left, arrive for a Family photo during a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump hands an order to a customer at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald's, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump hands an order to a customer at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald's, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris listens as Stevie Wonder performs "Redemption Song" during a church service and early vote event at Divine Faith Ministries International, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Jonesboro, Ga. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris listens as Stevie Wonder performs "Redemption Song" during a church service and early vote event at Divine Faith Ministries International, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Jonesboro, Ga. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and former President Barack Obama shake hands at a campaign event Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and former President Barack Obama shake hands at a campaign event Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Relatives pause at the grave of Israel Defense Forces Captain Elad Siman Tov, who was killed in action in Lebanon, during his funeral in Petah Tikva, Israel, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Relatives pause at the grave of Israel Defense Forces Captain Elad Siman Tov, who was killed in action in Lebanon, during his funeral in Petah Tikva, Israel, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

A Middle East Airlines airplane comes in for a landing at Beirut International Airport as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A Middle East Airlines airplane comes in for a landing at Beirut International Airport as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

People take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets during the funeral of Alexei Popov, who was killed during a rocket attack fired from Lebanon last weekend, at the Tel Regev cemetery in the outskirts of Haifa, northern Israel, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

People take cover as a siren warns of incoming rockets during the funeral of Alexei Popov, who was killed during a rocket attack fired from Lebanon last weekend, at the Tel Regev cemetery in the outskirts of Haifa, northern Israel, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A missile launched from an Israeli jet hits a building in Ghobeiri, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A missile launched from an Israeli jet hits a building in Ghobeiri, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing prayer shawls perform the Hoshana Rabbah prayer on the seventh day of the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's Old City with the Dome of the Rock shrine, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo//Oded Balilty)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing prayer shawls perform the Hoshana Rabbah prayer on the seventh day of the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's Old City with the Dome of the Rock shrine, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo//Oded Balilty)

Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente)

A person fishes along the boardwalk as waves crash during a power outage in Havana, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A person fishes along the boardwalk as waves crash during a power outage in Havana, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Residents stay beside a car partially buried by volcanic mud that had flowed down from Mayon volcano after heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Trami hit Guinobatan town, Albay province, Philippines on Wednesday Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/John Michael Magdasoc)

Residents stay beside a car partially buried by volcanic mud that had flowed down from Mayon volcano after heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Trami hit Guinobatan town, Albay province, Philippines on Wednesday Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/John Michael Magdasoc)

A dog named Luna wears a Dracula costume during a Halloween pet party at a mall in Valenzuela city, Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A dog named Luna wears a Dracula costume during a Halloween pet party at a mall in Valenzuela city, Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Pilgrims arrive inside San Felipe Church to honor the Black Christ in Portobelo, Panama, early Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, during a festival celebrating the iconic statue that was found on the shore in 1658. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Pilgrims arrive inside San Felipe Church to honor the Black Christ in Portobelo, Panama, early Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, during a festival celebrating the iconic statue that was found on the shore in 1658. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A reveler attends the annual zombie parade in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A reveler attends the annual zombie parade in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Benfica's supporters cheer during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between SL Benfica and Feyenoord at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Benfica's supporters cheer during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between SL Benfica and Feyenoord at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Visitors walk past "Padma/Pulse and Bloom" art work of Indian artist Shilo Shiv Suleman during "Forever Is Now" contemporary art exhibition at the historical site of the Giza Pyramids, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Visitors walk past "Padma/Pulse and Bloom" art work of Indian artist Shilo Shiv Suleman during "Forever Is Now" contemporary art exhibition at the historical site of the Giza Pyramids, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

The Sydney Opera House sails show photos of Britain's King Charles and Queen camilla soon after their arrival in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

The Sydney Opera House sails show photos of Britain's King Charles and Queen camilla soon after their arrival in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pakistan's Sajid Khan attempts to take a catch of England's Jamie Smith on the boundary edge during the day one of third test cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan's Sajid Khan attempts to take a catch of England's Jamie Smith on the boundary edge during the day one of third test cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Ken Jeong attends a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Ken Jeong attends a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Supporters of Renato Usatii, leader of the Our Party and presidential candidate, applaud him during a rally on the final day of electoral campaign in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, ahead of a presidential election and a referendum on whether to enshrine in Moldova's Constitution its path to European Union membership that will take place on Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Supporters of Renato Usatii, leader of the Our Party and presidential candidate, applaud him during a rally on the final day of electoral campaign in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, ahead of a presidential election and a referendum on whether to enshrine in Moldova's Constitution its path to European Union membership that will take place on Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Retirees dance during a weekly event in a park in Chisinau, Moldova, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Retirees dance during a weekly event in a park in Chisinau, Moldova, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Herbert Rice, 79, poses for a photo on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. Rice is one of many Black men who took part in prison medical testing from 1951 to 1974 at Philadelphia city prisons. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Herbert Rice, 79, poses for a photo on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. Rice is one of many Black men who took part in prison medical testing from 1951 to 1974 at Philadelphia city prisons. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon has killed three media staffers, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said Friday.

Local news station Al Jadeed aired footage from the scene — a collection of chalets that had been rented by various media outlets — showing collapsed buildings and cars marked PRESS covered in dust and rubble. The Israeli army did not issue a warning prior to the strike.

The Beirut-based pan-Arab Al-Mayadeen TV said two of its staffers — camera operator Ghassan Najar and broadcast technician Mohammed Rida — were among the journalists killed early Friday. Al-Manar TV of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said its camera operator Wissam Qassim was also killed in the airstrike on the Hasbaya region.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strike.

Ali Shoeib, Al-Manar’s well-known correspondent in south Lebanon, was seen in a video filming himself with a cellphone saying that the camera operator who had been working with him for months was killed. Shoeib said the Israeli military knew that the area that was struck housed journalists of different media organizations.

“We were reporting the news and showing the suffering of the victims and now we are the news and the victims of Israel’s crimes,” Shoeib added in the video aired on Al-Manar TV.

The Hasbaya region has been spared much of the violence along the border and many of the journalists now staying there have moved from the nearby town of Marjayoun that has been subjected to sporadic strikes in recent weeks. Earlier in the week, a strike hit an office belonging to Al-Mayadeen on the outskirts of Beirut’s southern suburbs, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

Several journalists have been killed since exchange of fire began along the Lebanon-Israel border in early October last year.

In November 2023, two journalists for Al-Mayadeen TV were killed in a drone strike. A month earlier, Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon killed Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah and wounded other journalists from France’s international news agency, Agence France-Presse, and Qatar’s Al-Jazeera TV.

Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting another 250. Around 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, a third of whom are believed to be dead.

Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 42,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were combatants but says women and children make up more than half the fatalities. The Israeli military says it has killed over 17,000 fighters, without providing evidence.

The Israeli campaign has since expanded to Lebanon, where Israel launched a ground invasion Oct. 1, after trading fire with the Hezbollah militant group for much of the past year.

Lebanese health officials reported another day of intense airstrikes and shelling Thursday, which they said killed 19 people over 24 hours and raised the overall Lebanese death toll to 2,593 since October 2023.

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Mansouri village, as it seen from the southern city of Tyre, south Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Mansouri village, as it seen from the southern city of Tyre, south Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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