January 20, 2026 - Lebanon - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Lebanese affiliate, the Union of Journalists of Lebanon (UJL), have condemned a series of attacks and threats by the Israeli army against journalists reporting in southern Lebanon, highlighting growing risks for media professionals covering the ongoing conflict along the Lebanon–Israel border. The incidents documented by late December 2025 reflect a pattern of intimidation, violence, and threats that have endangered journalists’ lives and obstructed their reporting. The IFJ press release recounts three separate incidents in which journalists were directly threatened or came...
