Journalists from international news organizations Al Jazeera, Agence France Presse, and Reuters were among the victims, according to statements from their outlets.
Hanita is just across the border from the Lebanese town of Alma Chaab, where the group of journalists was covering the exchange of fire, CNN’s video analysis shows.
In videos verified by CNN of the aftermath of the attack, at least two other journalists are seen bloodied.
Hezbollah, a Lebanese armed group backed by Iran, said it fired at four different Israeli locations on Friday.
Earlier on Friday, a CNN team had met Abdallah at a pro-Palestinian rally being covered by journalists at the border town of Maroun el-Ras.
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