Video Shows Moment Israeli Rocket Nearly Kills Journalist

Dramatic footage captured by an RT reporter and cameraman on Thursday shows an Israeli strike exploding just behind them.

Reporter Steven Sweeney and his cameraman Ali Rida were injured by an Israeli strike outside Mazraat Bsaileh near the Al-Qasmiya Bridge in southern Lebanon, according to RT, formerly Russia Today. Rida claimed in an X video posted to RT’s account that the Israeli military struck them deliberately, as both men were clearly marked with press credentials.

Rida caught Sweeney on camera ducking for cover seconds before the explosive struck behind the reporter. Both men survived the strike but were immediately taken for medical care at a local hospital in the area, according to RT. Doctors treated Sweeney by removing shrapnel from his right arm, as shown in an X video posted to RT’s account.

RT posted video on X of Rida in a medical facility stating both he and Sweeney are “fine.” “Turns out you can hear the missile when it’s flying at you,” said Rida in the video.

Russian spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs