Reuters visuals journalist Issam Abdallah, 37, who was killed on October 13 while filming Israeli missile attacks at the Israeli-Lebanon border, brought courage, compassion and insight to his work covering some of the biggest news stories of the past decade. Lebanon's army has said Israel fired the missile that killed Abdallah, and another Reuters reporter at the scene said he was killed by projectiles fired from the direction of Israel. Israel's military has said it will investigate. Reuters called on it to conduct a "thorough, swift and transparent" investigation, and said it was “critically important for journalists to be able to report freely and safely." Abdallah first began providing Reuters with footage some 16 years ago, working as a freelancer while completing his university studies. "His passion was infectious, his professionalism without question and his humanity a shining light in the darkest places," said Lutfi Abu Aun, foreign affairs news editor at ITN News, who as a R...