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Israeli Drone Hits Journalist in Southern Lebanon

HeadlineJun 17, 2026

In other news from Lebanon, an Israeli drone on Monday struck a journalist with the Iranian outlet Press TV while he was reporting from southern Lebanon. Hadi Hoteit was reporting on camera at the time of the attack.

Hadi Hoteit: “I’m in the center of Kafr Tebnit right now, the entrance of Kafr Tebnit from this side. An artillery strike just targeted the area behind me, as you can see. There is heavy drone activity in the vicinity. And, of course, the destruction, the amount of destruction, is very strong. There is — the Israelis did try to destroy the entire area.”

The journalist Hadi Hoteit survived the attack but was hit by six pieces of shrapnel.

Later in the show, we will look more at Israel’s targeting of journalists with Seán Murray, director of the new documentary “Journacide: The War on Truth,” which is premiering here at the Docs Ireland Festival in Belfast.

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