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Israeli airstrike on journalist compound leaves three TV news staffers dead

Source: REUTERS

An Israeli strike early on Friday morning killed at least three journalists as they slept in a guesthouse in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon, Lebanese media reported.

Those killed included cameraman Ghassan Najjar and engineer Mohamed Reda who worked for pro-Iranian news outlet Al-Mayadeen, and one cameraman who worked for

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