Israeli strike that wounded TV crew in Lebanon not ‘accidental’, Russia says

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Russia's Foreign Ministry stated that an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, which injured an RT TV crew, was not accidental. The ministry spokesperson cited the incident's location, near a reporter, and the broader context of journalist casualties in Gaza as reasons for this assessment.

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Israeli strike that wounded TV crew in Lebanon not ‘accidental’, Russia says Russia has condemned an Israeli air strike that injured a TV crew from state-run RT in Lebanon as not “accidental”. Video agency Ruptly - a subsidiary of RT - posted footage showing an explosion and plumes of smoke rising metres behind RT’s reporter Steve Sweeney, who was wearing a bulletproof vest with a sign “Press” on it, as he delivered an on-air report.

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