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00:00 Reuters journalist Assam Abdallah killed in southern Lebanon, six others wounded.
00:05 At least one journalist was killed and six others injured on Friday in southern Lebanon
00:10 when Israel fired artillery into the area they were gathered.
00:13 The incident, which impacted journalists from Reuters, the Agence France-Presse wire service and Al Jazeera,
00:20 marks one of the worst press catastrophes yet to emerge from Israel's war against Hamas.
00:26 The Israel Defense Forces acknowledged firing artillery into Lebanon,
00:30 telling CNN that it was in response to an explosion near the security fence near a kibbutz.
00:36 Additionally, a Lebanese security source told CNN that an Israeli Apache helicopter was seen over the site of the attack.
00:44 The IDF, however, did not respond to additional questions from CNN related specifically to the journalists being hit.
00:51 The journalists were wearing press-labeled jackets at the time of the attack.
00:55 Reuters said in a statement that it was "deeply saddened" to learn that one of its videographers,
01:01 Assam Abdallah, had been killed in the incident.
01:04 "We are urgently seeking more information, working with authorities in the region,
01:08 and supporting Assam's family and colleagues," Reuters said.