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Another journalist, freelance photographer Zeinab Faraj, was seriously wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information Minister Paul Morcos said Khalil \u201cwas targeted by the Israeli army while carrying out her professional duty,\u201d calling the strike a \u201cgrave crime\u201d and vowing to file a complaint with the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israeli military denied targeting journalists, saying the strike was aimed at Hezbollah-linked vehicles and that it sought to minimize civilian harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident comes less than a week after a ceasefire agreement, raising doubts about its durability. It follows a string of similar cases in recent years in which journalists have been killed in conflict zones, including Gaza, Iraq and Ukraine, sparking international outcry over press safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press freedom groups say Khalil\u2019s death underscores the dangers faced by reporters covering the Middle East\u2019s volatile frontlines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIRUT (FN), Lebanon accused Israel on Wednesday of deliberately targeting a veteran journalist killed in an airstrike in the country\u2019s south, a claim that threatens to unravel a fragile ceasefire between the two sides. 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