"Sweeney and Rida were both allegedly hospitalized with shrapnel injuries, with Rida claiming they had been deliberately attacked by Israeli forces while conducting a news report, despite being clearly marked in press vests."
"The attack was condemned by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who said the incident could not be called accidental given the killing of two hundred journalists in Gaza. Especially since the rocket did not hit a significant strategic military facility', but rather the location where the report was being filmed."
"Their vehicles are clearly marked as Press. They wear Press markings. He's alive. What more can we say."
RT correspondent Steve Sweeney and cameraman Ali Rida were injured by an alleged Israeli missile explosion in Lebanon while filming a news report near Al-Qasmiya Bridge. Both men sustained shrapnel injuries and were hospitalized. RT and Russian officials claimed the attack was deliberate despite the journalists wearing clearly marked press vests. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned the incident, noting it targeted a non-military location and referenced the deaths of journalists in Gaza. RT staff members expressed outrage over the attack on marked press personnel. RT operates under Russian state control and has faced sanctions and accusations of propaganda dissemination.
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