Journalists reporting from an area of south Lebanon that Israel had warned it would target were lightly injured in an Israel Defense Forces strike there on Thursday, as Hezbollah continued firing rockets and drones and Israeli troops moved ever-deeper into the territory.

Footage showed an English-language correspondent for the Russian channel RT reporting from the Litani River in southern Lebanon when an Israeli strike hit close by him.

In the video, the reporter can be seen speaking to the camera before suddenly ducking away just seconds before the strike. The camera is then knocked down to the ground by the force of the blast.

RT later said that Lebanon bureau chief Steve Sweeney and the camera operator were lightly wounded in the strike.

“Guys, we are fine. Turns out you can hear the missile when it’s flying at you,” said cameraman Ali Rida, according to TASS.

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WATCH: Israeli airstrike near RT reporter. RT reports its correspondent Steve Sweeney and a cameraman were wounded in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon today.Lebanon’s state news agency says two journalists were lightly injured during an IDF strike on the al-Qasmiya bridge. pic.twitter.com/6Wn9M3tpcI — Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) March 19, 2026

WATCH: Israeli airstrike near RT reporter. RT reports its correspondent Steve Sweeney and a cameraman were wounded in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon today.Lebanon’s state news agency says two journalists were lightly injured during an IDF strike on the al-Qasmiya bridge. pic.twitter.com/6Wn9M3tpcI

— Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) March 19, 2026

On Wednesday, the IDF had warned it was expected to strike bridges over the Litani due to “Hezbollah movements under civilian cover.”

After the footage was published from Thursday’s strike, the IDF issued a statement saying the incident had happened at Qasmiya Bridge, stressing that the crossing — alongside others — has been used by Hezbollah for military purposes and had been included in its Wednesday warning.

The army said it struck the bridge area twice, including around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday.

“The IDF calls on the residents of Lebanon to heed the warnings published on various platforms. The IDF does not target civilians or journalists and operates in........

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