Russia warns Israeli strike on Lebanon TV crew was not accidental

Israel Vs Lebanon – (Web Desk) – Russia strongly criticized an airstrike on Thursday that injured a TV crew from RT in Lebanon. Officials said the attack was not an accident. This came as Israeli strikes and ground actions continue in the south.

A video shared by Ruptly showed a sudden blast. Smoke rose in the air just behind the reporter. He was on camera, wearing a vest marked “Press,” and was reporting live at that moment.

Ruptly said the reporter and a cameraman were hurt during the strike in southern Lebanon. Both were awake and receiving medical care.

Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for Russia’s foreign ministry, said the incident cannot be seen as accidental. She pointed to the deaths of many journalists in Gaza. She did not directly name Israel.

She also said the strike did not hit any military target. Instead, it hit the place where the report was being filmed.

The Russian embassy in Lebanon also reacted. It said attacks on journalists doing their job are not acceptable. It called for a proper and fair investigation into what happened.

The Israeli military said it had in recent days “targeted Litani River crossings that Hezbollah used for both terrorist movement and to transfer thousands of weapons, including rockets and rocket launchers”.

“In footage released in the past few hours, a journalist is seen at the ‘Qasmiya’ crossing. An explicit warning had been issued regarding this area,” the IDF said in a statement.

“The crossing was struck after sufficient time had passed since warnings,” the IDF added.

A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said last month, blaming Israel for two-thirds of the deaths.

The Israeli military regularly says it “has never and will never deliberately target journalists”.