2 min readUpdated: Mar 19, 2026 07:20 PM IST

As the US-Israel Iran war rages and missile strikes continued to pound Tehran, Jerusalem and the Gulf nations, millions grapple to stay safe and secure. However, journalists who report on the ground are posed with grave risks and dangers. While reporting on the situation in southern Lebanon, RT news correspondent and a cameraperson had narrow escaped from being pounded by an Israeli missile strike. The moments were captured on camera and the video has gone viral online.

The clip shows RT correspondent Steve Sweeney speaking infront of the camera, elaborating on the circumstances in Lebabnon. He is clad in a vest with “press” imprint. While the situation remains calm in the background, suddenly a missile is seen hitting the ground, turning the area into rubble and spewing dust and smoke into the air. Sweeney, who senses the incoming missile, moments before it hits the ground, is seen instinctively ducking for cover. The camera tilts and stones are seen thrown on top of it.

Sweeney and his camera person Ali Rida were injured and were sent to hospital. They were quoted as saying by RT news that an Israeli aircraft fired a missile at their filming position near Al-Qasmiya Bridge, not far from a local military base.

Rida said Israeli forces “deliberately attacked” the crew despite their wearing uniforms displaying their press credentials. Rida also shared clip of doctors removing shrapnel from Sweeney’s arm. In another video, Rida said both he and Sweeney were fine, joking that “it turns out that when a missile is flying at you, you can hear it.”

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