How Israel targeted and killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 747 Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Amal Khalil was killed while reporting on an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon during a 10-day ceasefire. She is the ninth journalist killed in Lebanon this year. As Lebanon buries her and talks continue on extending the ceasefire, what does her death say about the prospects for accountability?
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- Heidi Pett (@heidipett), Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by David Enders and Chloe K. Li with Spencer Cline, Tuleen Barakat, Catherine Nouhan, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Tamara Khandaker and Noor Wazwaz.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, threatened, tracked and killed while reporting on Lebanon. |
| 0:17.0 | We can't get out. Somebody, please contact the UN, contact Unifil, contact the Israelis. |
| 0:23.3 | Like, we need help getting out of here. That help didn't come. What actually did come was another Israeli airstrike. |
| 0:32.6 | As another beloved journalist in Lebanon is killed by Israel. What hope is there for accountability? |
| 0:41.0 | I'm Malika Bilal, and this is The Take. |
| 0:51.6 | Hey, everyone. |
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| 1:14.4 | My name is Heidi Pet. I am the Syria correspondent for Al Jazeera English, but at the moment, |
| 1:20.0 | I've been reporting from Lebanon since the war started here. So Heidi, welcome to The Take. It's |
| 1:25.9 | really good to have you on. You and I are speaking on Thursday, |
| 1:30.0 | just hours after you attended the funeral for Amal Khalil, who's a journalist who was killed |
| 1:35.1 | by an Israeli strike in South Lebanon yesterday in the middle of what is ostensibly a 10-day |
| 1:41.3 | ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. So let's start with who she was, |
| 1:46.9 | because I know she'd been a journalist in Lebanon for many years and was a recognizable face |
| 1:52.8 | for people there. But for people outside of the country, what can you tell us about her? |
| 1:58.0 | Yeah, so Amal Halil was a really well-loved and respected journalist here. She is from |
| 2:03.6 | South Lebanon. She has spent many years reporting on South Lebanon, so not just during this war, |
| 2:09.3 | but also during the 2024 war. She worked for a newspaper, so not just during this war, but |
| 2:14.4 | also during the 2024 war. She worked for a newspaper called Al-Aqabar, |
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