BEIRUT, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday condemned Israel over a recent airstrike that killed journalist Amal Khalil and injured another reporter in the southern town of Al-Tiri.
In a statement, Aoun said that Israel's "deliberate and repeated targeting of journalists aims to conceal the truth about its aggressive violations against Lebanon."
He described such acts as crimes against humanity, punishable under international laws and norms, calling for international intervention to bring them to an end.
Khalil, who worked for Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, was killed on Wednesday after being trapped under rubble following Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, reported Lebanese broadcaster Al-Jadeed TV.
The strike blocked rescuers' access to Khalil and her colleague Zeinab Faraj. Faraj was later evacuated to a hospital.
Aoun extended condolences to Khalil's family and expressed sympathy to the staff of Al-Akhbar newspaper as well as to the Lebanese and Arab media community.
He wished Faraj a speedy recovery from injuries sustained in the attack.
The airstrike occurred despite a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that came into effect last week, following weeks of intensified cross-border fighting amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. ■
