Israel’s killing of journalist Amal Khalil was a war crime, rights group says

Washington Post World Thursday 06 August 2026, 06:00 UTC By Mohamad El Chamaa, Scott Nover, Meg Kelly 1 min read

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BEIRUT — A leading rights group determined that Israel committed war crimes when it killed journalist Amal Khalil and injured another journalist in an airstrike in southern Lebanon in April. Democracy Dies in Darkness Israel’s killing of journalist Amal Khalil was a war crime, rights group says An Israeli strike in April killed a reporter in Lebanon. The IDF said it was targeting Hezbollah and “regrets any harm caused to journalists.”

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