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French foreign minister condemns killing of journalists in Lebanon

A Lebanese journalist holds pictures of their colleagues, Fatima Ftouni and Ali Shoeib, at Martyrs’ Square in central Beirut during a protest against their killing from an Israeli strike that targeted their vehicle on a road leading to Jezzine in southern Lebanon on March 28, 2026. AFP - IBRAHIM AMRO

France's foreign minister said Sunday it would be "extremely serious" if Israel had deliberately targeted three journalists killed the previous day in a strike on south Lebanon.

"If it is indeed confirmed that the journalists in question were deliberately targeted by the Israeli army, then this is extremely serious and a blatant violation of international law," Jean-Noel Barrot told public broadcaster France 3.

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