Layal Najib (Arabic: ليال نجيب; 30 August 1983 – 23 July 2006), also romanized Nagib, Nejib or Najeeb, was a Lebanese photojournalist for Agence France Press and Al Jaras and the first journalist killed during the 2006 Lebanon War.

[4][7] The female journalists of this generation had either lived or practiced journalism during the Lebanon Civil War (1975–1990) but news organizations did not provide them with any training.

[8][6] Najib's death and her job as a photojournalist was mentioned alongside the successes of other females such as Maktabi and Qassem, who were TV journalists in front of the camera.

[12] The Israeli Defense Force killed Layal Najib immediately 23 July 2006 when shrapnel from one of its missiles shot through the roof of her taxi while she was being driven between the villages of Siddikine and Qana, which are near Tyre, Lebanon.

The first media worker killed during the 2006 Lebanon War Suleiman Al Chidiac on 22 July 2006 when Israeli's bombed a Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation transmission facility just north of Beirut.

[11][18][19][20] Four years after Najib, Assaf Abu Rahhal was the next Lebanese journalist killed by the Israel Defense Forces along the southern Lebanese-Israeli border.

[5][21] Koïchiro Matsuura, director-general of UNESCO, issued a statement following Al Chidiac's and Najib's death: "In times of violent conflict it is essential for all parties to respect the important role the media play in enabling the public to make informed choices and working towards peace and democracy.

And in times of extreme hardship for the region, with hundreds of civilian deaths, the courage of journalists attempting to keep us informed of events deserves recognition.

"[11] Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said: "We are gravely concerned by the killings of our colleagues Layal Najib and Suleiman al-Chidiac.