Farah Hisham Omar
Farah Omar | |
|---|---|
فرح عمر | |
| Born | Farah Hisham Omar 1998 Machghara, Lebanon |
| Died | (aged 25) Tayr Harfa, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Farah Hisham Omar (Arabic: فرح عمر; June 18, 1998 – 21 November 2023) was a Lebanese journalist who worked for Al-Mayadeen. She was killed by Israeli army tank fire in southern Lebanon on November 21, 2023, while reporting on the Israel–Hamas war.[1][2][3]
Life
Omar was born on June 18, 1998, in the village of Machghara in the Beqaa Governorate. She later moved to the capital, Beirut. She held a master's degree in Journalism and Media. She worked on many Lebanese radio and television stations, including Radio Lebanon and the Lebanese NNA network.[citation needed]
Omar began her career in 2021, working at Al-Mayadeen News Channel as an editor and news reporter. She covered the Lebanese parliamentary elections in 2022 and the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections in May 2023. She prepared A Fikra, a program shown on Al-Mayadeen Channel.[citation needed]
Death
On 21 November 2023, while Omar was covering the latest developments on the Lebanese-Israeli border near Tayr Harfa in southern Lebanon, an Israeli tank targeted Omar and cameraman Rabih Maamari from Al-Mayadeen TV. The artillery shelling led to the immediate deaths of Omar and Maamari.[4][5]
References
- ^ Jones, Kathy (2023-11-21). "Al-Mayadeen TV reporter and videographer killed by Israeli strike in south Lebanon". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon kill 2 journalists for a pan-Arab TV channel, 4 Palestinian militants". AP News. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Two journalists killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon, broadcaster says". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of media workers Farah Omar and Rabih Me'mari in Lebanon". unesco. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Two journalists and two civilians killed by Israeli strikes on Lebanon". Middle East Eye. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- 1998 births
- 2023 deaths
- 21st-century journalists
- 21st-century Lebanese people
- 21st-century Lebanese women
- 21st-century photographers
- Journalists killed by Israeli security forces
- Journalists killed while covering the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Lebanese journalists
- Lebanese women journalists
- Lebanese photographers
- Lebanese women photographers
- People from Machghara