NNA - Member of the “Strong Republic” parliamentary bloc, MP Razi Al-Hajj, expressed his sadness over the recent killing of Lebanese journalist Issam Al-Abdullah and the injury of a number of journalists and photographers.

He wrote today on platform “X”: “What is the fault of journalists and photographers who convey the truth and facts of events only to be killed and then they become the event? Our sincere feelings and sympathy are with the media body and the family of the martyr Issam Al-Abdullah and the wounded, Al-Jazeera correspondent Carmen Joukhadar, Agence France-Presse correspondent Christine Mustafa Assi, Iraqi Reuters correspondents Thaer Zuhair Kazem and Maher Nazih Abdel Latif, American journalist Dylan Cousins, and Al-Jazeera photographer Elie Barkhia."

He added: "It is the destiny of the press to pay the blood tax, but for how long? The only solution remains a just and comprehensive peace in accordance with the Beirut Declaration, and the international community must work hard to achieve it. Wars will yield peace, but rather more destruction, bloodshed, and tears.”

=========R.Sh.