On the night of October 13, Lebanese cameraman Issam Abdallah working for the Reuters news service was killed amid escalating clashes on Lebanon's southern border with Israel.
He was providing a live video signal for broadcasters.
Six other journalists belonging to Reuters, Al Jazeera and Agence France-Presse were injured.
IMAGE: Fatma Kanso, Issam's mother, mourns over her son's body at his funeral in his home town of Al Khiyam. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
IMAGE: Issam's colleagues and friends mourn at his funeral, here and below. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
IMAGE: Miryam Fayad mourns for her cousin Issam. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
IMAGE: Abir, a sister, and Laila Abdallah, an aunt, at his funeral. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
IMAGE: Mourners carry Issam's body to his grave, here and below. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
IMAGE: Journalists put their cameras on Issam's grave to pay tribute to him during his funeral, here and below. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
IMAGE: Issam takes a selfie while working during the earthquake in Maras, Turkey, February 11, 2023. Photograph: Issam Abdallah/Reuters
IMAGE: Issam holds a drone during an assignment in Western Bekaa, Lebanon, March 19, 2023. Photograph: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
IMAGE: Issam holds a kitten while posing for a picture in Saaideh, Lebanon, July 4, 2023. Photograph: Emilie Madi/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com
