Arab, Islamic states mourn Al Mayadeen's martyrs: Truth shall prevail
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Condolences and condemnation pour in after the martyrdom of Al Mayadeen's reporter Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Me'mari in an Israeli raid that deliberately targeted them in South Lebanon.
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Al Mayadeen's journalists, Farah Omar and Rabih Me'mari
Al Mayadeen Media Network continues to receive messages of condemnation and condolences after an Israeli raid targeted two of Al Mayadeen's journalists, reporter Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Me'mari in South Lebanon.
The Minister of Information in the Sanaa government, Daifallah al-Shami, mourned the two martyrs, stressing that the new targeting of Al Mayadeen's journalists is part of the Israeli policy of terrorism.
The spokesperson for the Yemeni Ministry of Health, Anis al-Asbahi, said the Israeli entity’s crime of murdering Al Mayadeen’s reporter and cameraman will continue to be "a curse that haunts this cowardly, defeated, and criminal enemy" that is terrified by whatever exposes the truth behind that mask it keeps on.
The Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights in Sanaa reiterated the statement of the Minister of Information, confirming that the new Israeli targeting of Al Mayadeen's journalists "falls within the framework of [the Israeli] policy of terrorization and intimidation."
As we mourn the loss of two of our best journalists, we also reiterate that we will not yield.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 21, 2023
Farah and Rabih's murder will serve as a stark reminder of the Israeli brutality and our dedication to the Palestinian liberation cause.
The Israeli occupation is deliberately… pic.twitter.com/FKQfAglNnF
The Supreme Revolutionary Council of the Southern Movement in occupied southern Yemen also declared its full solidarity with Al Mayadeen, condemning and denouncing the attack that led to the martyrdom of the two journalists and all the desperate attempts of the occupation entity to silence the voice of Al Mayadeen.
On his part, the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, said, "Al Mayadeen is destined to offer sacrifices on the altar of truth,” noting that this “cowardly act aims to terrorize the channel and silence its resistant and pioneering voice in exposing the brutality of the occupation.”
The former Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, offered his condolences to Al Mayadeen over the martyrdom of its reporter Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Me'mari, who were deliberately killed while carrying out their journalistic duty, today, Tuesday, in an Israeli raid that targeted them in the town of Tayr Harfa in southern Lebanon.
Abdul Mahdi said, “We extend our condolences to you and Al Mayadeen’s team, as much as we console ourselves and our nation with the martyrdom of Farah Omar and Rabih Me'mari and their companion, Hussein Akil.”
On its part, the Iraqi al-Nujaba Movement extended its condolences to Al Mayadeen, saying, "We extend our condolences and express our solidarity with Al Mayadeen's administration, staff, and audience."
The movement believed that "this crime will only increase the resoluteness and determination of the family of Al Mayadeen in support of the oppressed and to convey the truth as it is."
The central leadership of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Syria sent its condolences to Al Mayadeen Channel, adding that this crime “confirms once again the Zionists’ fear of the media and is clear proof of the strength of the resistance on the ground, as well as the power of the media.”
"Our dear Farah and Rabih were determined to return to South #Lebanon after their return to #Beirut so that they would continue covering the events at the Lebanese-Palestinian border."
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 21, 2023
- The Chairman of the Board of Directors of #AlMayadeen Media Network Ghassan ben Jeddou https://t.co/QBSmEevkj8
Meanwhile, the Tunisian Journalists Syndicate believed that “the Zionist targeting of the press highlights, in return, the courage of male and female journalists covering the war on Gaza."
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights confirmed that “the High Commissioner for Human Rights is required to publicly condemn the crimes of the occupation entity against journalists.”
Likewise, the Committee to Protect Journalists in Jordan mourned Al Mayadeen's journalists, denouncing the continuation of Israeli terrorism and its systematic and deliberate targeting of male and female journalists.
The Committee stressed that the systematic targeting of journalists will not obscure the truth, as killing "witnesses does not kill the truth, nor does it efface the war crimes and genocide committed by the Israeli occupation."
#AlMayadeen's correspondent, Farah Omar, and cameraman Rabih Al-Me'mari were murdered earlier today in an Israeli airstrike in South #Lebanon in a new crime against journalists. pic.twitter.com/AEq1hUx8Xt
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 21, 2023
Meanwhile, the Labor Party in Jordan said the occupation’s targeting of journalists “aims to kill and stifle the truth so that it can continue broadcasting its lies to the world.”
From Iraq, the Popular Mobilization Forces confirmed that the occupation’s crimes against the media, especially Al Mayadeen Channel, indicate that it is "living in a state of hysteria and seeking to silence voices.”
On its part, the Popular Current in Tunisia also confirmed that the crime of deliberately killing Farah and Rabih “is added to the crimes of this fascist enemy against media and humanity.”
Al Mayadeen's correspondent Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Me'mari, alongside a civilian who accompanied them, Hussein Akil, were martyred in an Israeli raid that targeted them in the town of Tayr Harfa, South Lebanon.
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