Rights groups said Thursday (August 6, 2026) that an Israeli attack in south Lebanon that killed reporter Amal Khalil and wounded another journalist earlier this year was an apparent “war crime”. The building was subsequently attacked, and while Faraj was rescued, Lebanese authorities accused the Israeli army of obstructing efforts to save Khalil while she was still alive. Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Lebanese rights group The Legal Agenda on Thursday (August 6, 2026) released the findings of separate investigations into the attack. HRW said the Israeli strikes “included apparently deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, which would make them war crimes”. Both groups said the Israeli army “knew or should have known” that the pair were civilians, noting Israeli drones were present at the attack site.