Issam Abdullah
Lebanese journalist
Issam Bassam Hassan Khalil Abdullah (1986 - 13 October 2023) also known as Issam Abdallah was a Lebanese journalist born in the southern town of Khiam. He worked as a photographer and producer for Reuters. He was killed on 13 October 2023, while doing his journalistic work, after being targeted by an Israeli bombing near the village of Aalma ech Chaab.[1]
Issam Abdallah | |
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عصام عبد الله | |
Born | Issam Bassam Hassan Khalil Abdallah 1986 Khiam, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon |
Died | (aged 37) Aalma ech Chaab, South Governorate, Lebanon |
Occupation | Journalist |
Reactions on his murder
change- Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati said that the Israeli enemy’s direct targeting of journalists in its ongoing aggression against Lebanese territory is a new disgrace added to its black record of killing and aggression.[2]
- United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres said: “The killing of Issam Abdullah, a photographer for Reuters news agency, while performing his work in southern Lebanon reflects the enormous(huge) danger of the conflict between Israel and Hamas spreading to Lebanon.”[3]
- Reuters News Agency said: "We are deeply saddened to learn that our videographer, Issam Abdullah, has been killed."[4]
References
change- ↑ Graham-Harrison, Emma (2023-12-07). "Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah 'killed by Israeli tank shell'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ↑ "MIKATI: The Enemy's Targeting of Journalists is a New Disgrace added to it's Black Record of Killing And Aggression". National News Agency of Lebanon.
- ↑ "UN chief: Reuters journalist's death in Lebanon shows danger of Israel-Hamas conflict spillover". Deccan Herald.
- ↑ "Reuters journalist killed in Lebanon in missile fire from direction of Israel". Reuters. 14 October 2023.