Israel accused of war crimes after 'targeted' killing of journalist

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The funeral has been held for a journalist Lebanon says was deliberately targeted and killed by Israel.

Amal Khalil, 43, died after she was hit in an Israeli missile strike on a house she was sheltering in in southern Lebanon.

She had been hiding in the house after a car she was travelling in was hit in an Israeli air strike.

Amal is one of nine journalists killed by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon this year - the Lebanese prime minister has accused Israel of crimes against humanity.

Israel has said it's investigating the strikes and denies targeting rescue efforts.

But it has been accused by Lebanon's prime minister of deliberately targeting journalists and obstructing rescue efforts.

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