THE assassination of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil by Israeli forces is not a mere casualty of war; it is a calculated act of scholasticide—the systematic destruction of a society’s intellectual and informational infrastructure.

When a state targets a journalist who had already received a chilling ultimatum in 2024 to “leave the country or die,” the act moves from the realm of “collateral damage” to a premeditated war crime. This is a strategic attempt to enforce a digital and physical blackout over the crimes being committed against the people of Lebanon and Gaza.

In the framework of Cognitive Warfare, the most dangerous weapon is not the missile, but the camera that documents its impact. The (Zionist) military doctrine increasingly relies on the........

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