Daily Star - Seven Lebanese journalists Killed since end of Civil War, April 10, 2012

BEIRUT: Since the end of the 1975-90 Lebanese Civil War, which claimed the lives of scores of journalists, seven Lebanese journalists have been killed:

Ali Shaaban, April 9, 2012

The Al-Jadeed TV cameraman was killed at a border crossing in the northern area of Wadi Khaled. His station blamed the Syrian army for the incident.

Assaf Abu Rahal, Aug. 3, 2010

The Al-Akhbar correspondent in the south Lebanon area of Marjayoun was struck by an Israeli shell as he was covering a border clash between Israeli and Lebanese military forces in the southern town of Adaysseh.

Layal Najib, July 23, 2006

The freelance photographer was hit by shrapnel from a missile on a road between the villages of Sidiqeen and Qana in south Lebanon during the summer 2006 war with Israel.

Gebran Tueni, Dec. 12, 2005.

The director general of An-Nahar newspaper was killed in east Beirut when a car bomb exploded as his vehicle drove past.

Samir Kassir, June 2, 2005

The academic and An-Nahar columnist was killed by a bomb that exploded under the driver’s seat of his car in the Beirut neighborhood of Ashrafieh.

Ahmad Haidar, July 26, 1993

The journalist who worked for Al-Manar television was killed by Israeli shelling during Israel’s Operation Accountability on Lebanon.

Mustafa Jeha, Jan. 15, 1992

The Al-Amal journalist was killed by unknown gunmen while driving his car in an east Beirut suburb.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on April 10, 2012, on page 1.

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