Israeli forces accused of blocking rescue efforts to Lebanese journalist wounded in airstrike
DUBAI: A recent report looking into the death of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil has found that Israeli forces allegedly prevented ambulance crews from reaching her for nearly four hours following an Israeli airstrike.
Khalil, a 43-year-old correspondent for the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, was reporting near the southern Lebanese town of Al-Tiri with a fellow journalist when an Israeli strike hit a vehicle near theirs on April 22.
Both journalists survived the initial strike and exited their vehicle, but Khalil was wounded and took cover inside a nearby home.
A reported reconstruction of Khalil’s final hours found that rescue teams remained approximately 8 km away awaiting permission to save Khalil. A brief phone call between Khalil and her colleague indicated she was conscious at the time but struggling.
