AFP journalist Christina Assi, who lost a leg in an Israeli strike while reporting from the Lebanese border, will be honoured at the International Press Freedom Awards, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.

In October 2023, Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah was killed and six others were wounded, including AFP journalists Assi and Dylan Collins, while covering the conflict near the Israeli border. An independent AFP investigation concluded that two Israeli 120mm tank shells were fired from the Jordeikh area inside Israel.

“Despite being the most well-documented attack on journalists by Israel on record, nearly three years on, no one has been held accountable,” the CPJ says in a statement announcing the honorees ahead of the November 19 event in New York.

“Since the attack, Assi has campaigned for justice for Abdallah’s killing, advocated for journalist safety, and supported a rehabilitation program for people with similar life-altering injuries.”