Israeli military still looking into killing of Reuters journalist - spokesperson

[October 17, 2023]  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military is still looking into the killing of a Reuters journalist in Lebanon near the border with Israel, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

"The Reuters event, we're still looking into it. I'm looking at the footage and we'll come out with an answer when we're ready. A tragic event," Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Hecht told a regular press briefing. 

Reuters' journalist Issam Abdallah films Ukrainian woman Zhanna Lishchynska (not pictured) during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine April 17, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

Issam Abdallah, a Reuters visual journalist, was killed on Friday when rocket fire hit a group of reporters who had been covering cross-border clashes between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters. Several other journalists were wounded.

(Reporting by James MacKenzie, John Davison; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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