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flag RT journalists survived an Israeli missile strike in southern Lebanon on March 19, 2026, while reporting on displaced civilians.

flag On March 19, 2026, RT journalists Steve Sweeney and Ali Rida Sbeity survived an Israeli missile strike near Al-Qasmiya Bridge in southern Lebanon while reporting on Israeli attacks that have displaced over a million people. flag Sweeney described the attack as a deliberate targeting of journalists, part of a broader pattern documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists, which found Israel responsible for two-thirds of global journalist killings in 2024 and 2025, including at least 261 Palestinian journalists in Gaza since 2023. flag Despite clear evidence linking the strike to Israel, Western media outlets downplayed or omitted the incident, and the UK government offered no direct condemnation, instead blaming Iran and Hezbollah. flag RT and Russian officials condemned the attack as unlawful, and the CPJ called for an investigation, reaffirming that journalists are not legitimate targets. flag Sweeney returned to reporting the same day, vowing that such violence would not silence independent journalism.

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