The UK and Finland, as co-chairs of the Media Freedom Coalition, have strongly condemned attacks on journalists in Lebanon, terming an Israeli strike that killed Amal Khalil as “unacceptable”.

In a joint statement, they said, “Journalists and media workers play an essential role in putting the spotlight on the devastating reality of war. Attacks on journalists in Lebanon, including journalist Amal Khalil killed in an Israeli strike on 22 April, are unacceptable.”

The UK and Finland condemned “all violence directed against journalists and media workers”.

They urged Israeli authorities and all other parties to “make every effort to ensure that media workers in Lebanon can conduct their work freely and safely”.