Letter from Mideast: A vest marked "PRESS" was no shield

by Taher Abu Hamdan BEIRUT, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The tripod lay on its side, the camera and other equipment scattered across the hilltop. A media car burned nearby. Moments earlier, a group of journalists had been filming. The word "PRESS" was still visible on the vests amid the wreckage. It was Oct. 13, 2023, days after fighting began along the Lebanon-Israel border. Cameraman Issam Abdallah was killed and six other journalists wounded, all wearing press vests. Independent investigations traced