Two human rights organizations, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have determined that an Israeli military attack in southern Lebanon on April 22, which killed journalist Amal Khalil and seriously wounded camera operator Zeinab Faraj, constitutes an apparent war crime. The incident occurred in the town of al-Tiri, where the two women were reporting for al-Akhbar newspaper. According to the groups' investigations, Israeli forces launched three separate strikes over approximately two hours, with drones monitoring the journalists throughout the attack. The first strike hit a car in front of them, killing two men they knew. After the journalists sought shelter, a second strike hit their parked car, injuring Khalil, and a third strike destroyed the building where they had taken refuge. The Israeli military denied targeting the journalists, stating the strikes were aimed at two Hezbollah operatives and that it regrets any harm caused to journalists. However, both HRW and Amnesty said the evidence shows Israeli forces "knew or should have known" that the women were civilians. The Lebanese Red Cross, which had requested access through UN peacekeepers, was forced to retreat under fire from a drone-delivered stun grenade. Khalil died around 19:00 from cardiac arrest and a severe head injury, with her body recovered at approximately 23:00. The rights groups have called for an independent investigation and for Lebanon to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.