BEIRUT: Dr. Hassan Falha, the Director-General of Lebanon’s Ministry of Information, has condemned the targeted killing of journalists in Hasbaya by Israeli forces, describing it as a “war crime” and a violation of international and humanitarian law.

According to National News Agency – Lebanon, Falha made his statement on the social media platform ‘X’, expressing that the deliberate actions against media personnel demonstrate the criminal nature of the occupation. He asserted that these actions would not succeed in extinguishing the pursuit of truth or silencing the free press.