Jordanian journalists suspended work for one hour on Monday to express solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples under Israeli "barbaric aggression," local media reported.

The suspension, initiated by the Jordan Press Association, was to condemn Israel for targeting journalists and preventing them from covering the "massacres" against Lebanese civilians as well as destroying infrastructure in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, the report said.

Tariq Momani, president of the association, on Monday called on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities toward the Israeli attacks and protect journalists in the areas targeted by Israel.

He also mourned the death of Lebanese journalist Layal Nagib, who was killed in an Israeli shelling.

Nagib, a 23-year-old woman photographer, was killed in an Israeli missile attack near a village east of the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre as the Israeli army renewed bombardments on south Lebanon on Sunday.

On July 12, Israel launched a massive offensive against Lebanese Hezbollah in retaliation for the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah guerillas in a cross-border attack.

Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets into northern Israel, while Israeli jets and artillery have responded with massive bombardments on targets across Lebanon.

Source: Xinhua