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News & Current Events Mar 28, 2026 at 2:46 PM

Israeli strike kills at least two Lebanese journalists

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iron3k Mar 28, 2026 +89
Al-Manar (Arabic: المنار, romanized: al-Manār, lit. ''The Lighthouse'') is a Lebanese satellite television station owned and operated by the Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and banned paramilitary group Hezbollah,broadcasting from Beirut, Lebanon
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allusernamestaken999 Mar 28, 2026 +35
Designated a terrorist entity by the US since 2006 for funneling money to Hezbollah: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/js4134
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Badtrainwreck Mar 29, 2026 +1
Damn they were added to the terror watch list 2 years before Nelson Mandela was removed from that same list.
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DongerOfDisapproval Mar 28, 2026 +23
Ali Shaeb was not a "journalist", he was a Hezbollah spokesperson and Hezbollah intelligence operative. He was documented many time confronting IDF soldiers (long before this war) and creating provocations and propaganda towards violent action. Since he died he was eulogised by Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran and others. That ain't no CNN...
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Impossible-Fig-8463 Mar 29, 2026 -15
They killed 2 innocent civilians
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MVP_Legend_87 Mar 28, 2026 +5
Just keep this in mind - [https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/al-manar/](https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/al-manar/) "**Overall, we rate Al Manar Questionable based on excessive political party control that results in the publication of pro-Hezbollah propaganda, poor sourcing, and designation as a terrorist and hate group. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to the omission of key facts in stories and a failed fact check.**" Reuters is using Al Manar as their source so it is possible these are also Hezbollah.
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Mammoth-AgentEnt Mar 28, 2026 +12
Iran really bringing out the whole playbook here. Blood libel never gets old huh? TL;DR: 'Journalists' in these cases always just jihadis with a press badge sent to die for PR purposes.
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Simple_Emotion_3152 Mar 28, 2026 +10
naa they think the press badge give them some immunity in war... news flash it doesn't
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DeanoPreston Mar 28, 2026 -3
Regardless of their beliefs, if they're just there reporting what is going then they are no legit targets.
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Mammoth-AgentEnt Mar 28, 2026 +2
They're not though. Usually they're fighters and someone pins a press tag on them when they're killed.
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BowKerosene Mar 29, 2026 -3
Regardless of whether that’s something that typically happens, can you link any examples?
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Spare_Advisor_1464 Mar 28, 2026 -2
That’s not the situation in this instance
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Unlucky_Accountant71 Mar 29, 2026 +3
Not a journalist
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DeanoPreston Mar 28, 2026 -3
IDF deliberately targets journalists
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Tristtt Mar 28, 2026 -14
So if it’s considered acceptable for Israelis to kill their enemies propagandists, does that mean people like Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro would be legitimate targets for Iran? Or is that standard only applied one way?
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Simple_Emotion_3152 Mar 28, 2026 +16
you think "he had reported on locations of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon." is something a journalist would do? or a propgandist?
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Fusion_Spark Mar 28, 2026 +4
Yes actually, filming invading soldiers is exactly what a journalist would do.
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Simple_Emotion_3152 Mar 29, 2026 +4
if you think that then no wonder he is dead... don't be suprised by that... being a journalist doesn't mean it give you immunity
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DeanoPreston Mar 28, 2026 +1
journalism: who what where when why So yes, that is something a journalist would and should be doing.
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Simple_Emotion_3152 Mar 28, 2026 +5
sure dude... revealing military locations... post a source about that? or you just made that up?
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Tristtt Mar 28, 2026 -6
Do you think what Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin do is journalism?
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Simple_Emotion_3152 Mar 28, 2026 +5
you didn't answer my question (and you are not going to)... don't answer it i know what the answer is
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Tristtt Mar 28, 2026 -3
There are two sets of propagandists actively supporting their respective sides in a conflict. None of these individuals are journalists or combatants. Yet one group is labeled a legitimate military target while the other is not. That’s not a principled distinction. It is a clear double standard. Civilians engaged in messaging or advocacy, no matter how biased, are not legitimate targets.
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Simple_Emotion_3152 Mar 28, 2026 +3
you are lying... thanks for proving that "Ali Hassan Shaib was a prominent Lebanese journalist for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV network, widely known for his decades-long career covering conflict in southern Lebanon."
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Impossible-Fig-8463 Mar 28, 2026 -6
Probably not, most likely not actually, but we don’t have a great picture here. Seems fishy on the journalist part. But what about the other 2 innocent civilians? I believe it a great tragedy that the IDF saw that 2 innocents would be killed mercilessly and still went with the attack. Goodness
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Simple_Emotion_3152 Mar 28, 2026 +4
then they shouldn't have hung around a hezbollah informant... just saying
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Impossible-Fig-8463 Mar 28, 2026 -1
The IDF truly is something else man, how could you look at those 2 innocents, and not even give it a second thought. RIP to those 2
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Simple_Emotion_3152 Mar 28, 2026 +4
what can i say... actions have consequences. he was a very well known figure in lebanon... i bet they knew who he was
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Impossible-Fig-8463 Mar 28, 2026 -1
How do you know he was well known?
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Simple_Emotion_3152 Mar 28, 2026 +9
google. "Ali Hassan Shaib (or Shoaib) was a prominent Lebanese war correspondent for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV, known for reporting from the Lebanon-Israel border." "Based in Southern Lebanon, Shaib was known for his long-term coverage of border tensions, often filming in close proximity to IDF soldiers, [notes the Alma Research and Education Center](https://israel-alma.org/ali-shoeib-serves-as-a-mouthpiece-and-as-a-hezbollah-collaborator-in-both-intelligence-and-military-aspects/)."
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FizzyFuzzyBign-Buzzy Mar 28, 2026 -46
Another dead journalist added to Israel’s tab. Quit a long list for the “world’s most moral army”
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BigChampionship8768 Mar 28, 2026 +37
Journalist who works for hezbollah is not really a journalist...
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FizzyFuzzyBign-Buzzy Mar 28, 2026 -23
Of course, and what about the CNN journalists and all other ones who worked for reputable outlets? Another excuse?
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Space_Bungalow Mar 28, 2026 +19
Thats not really a comparison if the people in the article are actually proven Hezbollah members. There’s no “what about” here
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BigChampionship8768 Mar 28, 2026 +31
In gaza most of the journalist who were killed actually were hamas members and took active part in the war.
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mojambowhatisthescen Mar 28, 2026 -34
Lol you people are comical
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FoSoul Mar 28, 2026 -38
Always the same lame excuses. Nobody believes this shit anymore
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BigChampionship8768 Mar 28, 2026 +20
Lmao. Nobody as people that see the news on tiktok
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FoSoul Mar 28, 2026 -38
I don’t have TikTok but okay… They’ve killed more journalist in Gaza than any war in history but it’s cool cause they were all hamas or whatever… okay
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BigChampionship8768 Mar 28, 2026 +44
There were literally journalists in gaza that marched in oct 7 and killed,raped civillians. I wouldnt say that all journalists were actually hamas members but most of them were.
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JinSakai619 Mar 28, 2026 -6
Source? I'm sure there is a verified source and you're not just making things up to make Israel look good, right?
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Spare_Advisor_1464 Mar 28, 2026 +3
Truly amazing how easy it is for Iran and their proxies to play the west like a fiddle.
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doubled_pawns Mar 28, 2026 +2
The "world's most moral army" is a stupid concept. From Hezbollah's point of view, the most moral army is the one that best serves Iran's interests and protects Iranian people/sovereignty. From Israel's point of view, the most moral army protects Israeli people and sovereignty.
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