Ghassan Najar
غسان النجار
Killed by Israel using an Airstrike
Killed by Israel on 25 Oct 2024
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Archivist Notes
• Journalist at Al-Mayadeen
Casualties: Three journalists were killed, and three others were injured. Those killed include cameraman Wissam Qassem from Al-Manar, and cameraman Ghassan Najjar and engineer Mohamed Reda from Al Mayadeen.
Location and Timing: The strike occurred around 3:00 a.m. on October 25, 2023, in Hasbaya, southeast Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, an area not previously targeted and known to be hosting media personnel.
Details of the Attack: The compound, a guesthouse accommodating approximately 18 journalists from seven different media outlets, was struck without prior warning. Vehicles and equipment clearly marked as "PRESS" were overturned and damaged, although the strike took place at night, which may have impacted visibility.
"al Manar Statement, Lebanon
The Israeli occupation army targeted the residence of journalists in Hasbaya, southern Lebanon. This resulted in the martyrdom and injury of a number of journalists, photographers and technicians from Al-Mayadeen and Al-Manar channels.
We mourn the journalists Ghassan Najjar, Al-Mayadeen correspondent, the channel’s broadcast engineer, martyr Mohammad Reda, and Al-Manar cameraman Wissam Qassem, and we offer our condolences to their families and to Al-Mayadeen and Al-Manar channels for their martyrdom."
Report from :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/israeli-strike-kills-three-journalists-102941851.html
Reuters, UPI, BBC News, The Hill, Euronews & AFP
Statement of Mayadeen, Lebanon
"The Israeli occupation army targeted the residence of journalists in Hasbaya, southern Lebanon. This resulted in the martyrdom and injury of a number of journalists, photographers and technicians from Al-Mayadeen and Al-Manar channels.
We mourn the journalists Ghassan Najjar, Al-Mayadeen correspondent, the channel’s broadcast engineer, martyr Mohammad Reda, and Al-Manar cameraman Wissam Qassem, and we offer our condolences to their families and to Al-Mayadeen and Al-Manar channels for their martyrdom."