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Stop Murdering Journalists

Israel murdered 359 journalists in 916 days

1 day since Israel murdered a journalist

Image of Ghada Dayekh.

Ghada Dayekh
غادة دايخ

Host in Sawt Al-Farah radio

Killed by Israel using an Airstrike

Killed by Israel on 8 Apr 2026

Murdered at Home Anchor or Host

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Lebanese presenter and reporter Ghada Dayekh for the local privately-owned Sawt Al-Farah station radio was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting her home in southern Lebanon’s Tyre. The strike hit her apartment building, destroying it.

Ghada Dayekh had worked with the station since its launch in the 1980s and had been on air for 37 years.

Sawt Al-Farah Radio reports that journalist Ghada Dayekh is currently missing after Israeli forces targeted her apartment building.

This killing come amid intensified Israeli bombardment across Lebanon, just hours after a ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the United States, including more than 100 strikes launched within minutes despite the truce announcement