A TV correspondent for Al-Manar, a Lebanese TV station run by Hezbollah, was seen ducking for cover on Sunday when an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon hit nearby as he prepared to go on the air.
Reported by:
Cherry Meigh Timbol
News Content Editor
Published September 10, 2026
LEBANON — A dramatic video showing an Israeli airstrike exploding dangerously close to a television reporter in Lebanon has gone viral, highlighting the risks faced by journalists covering the continuing Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
The footage shows a reporter and cameraman working for Al-Manar TV, a Hezbollah-controlled television station, delivering a live report when a powerful blast suddenly erupts nearby. The force of the strike sends debris and smoke across the area as the journalists react and move away from the impact zone. The Associated Press independently published the incident as footage of an Israeli strike hitting near a reporter live on air.
Reporter Caught in the Middle of Airstrike
The incident occurred while the Al-Manar team was reporting from Lebanon. The video quickly circulated across social-media platforms because the strike appeared to land extremely close to the journalists.
Al-Manar is widely identified as a Hezbollah-affiliated broadcaster, and its reporting frequently reflects the group’s political and military perspective. The station has also lost journalists and media personnel during the wider conflict.
The AP described the footage as showing an Israeli strike hitting near a reporter live on air for a Hezbollah-controlled television station in Lebanon.
A Dangerous Environment for Journalists
The incident comes amid a broader pattern of journalists being exposed to serious danger while covering fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Several Al-Manar journalists and camera operators have been killed or wounded during Israeli strikes in Lebanon. The network’s facilities in Beirut have also previously been struck.
In another incident, footage circulated showing a reporter and cameraman from Al-Manar being wounded during an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon.
Questions Over the Nature of the Target
The viral footage alone does not establish whether the reporter or the television crew was the intended target of the Israeli strike.
That distinction is important. Journalists operating in active conflict zones can be exposed to attacks even when they are not themselves the intended target. Determining what Israeli forces were targeting in this particular incident would require additional information from military sources and an independent investigation.
The characterization of the reporter as “pro-terrorist” is also a political description rather than an independently established fact about the individual journalist. Al-Manar itself is closely associated with Hezbollah, which the United States designates as a foreign terrorist organization.
The Bigger Picture
The incident underscores the increasingly dangerous conditions for media workers covering the Lebanon conflict. Journalists affiliated with Hezbollah-linked outlets face particular scrutiny because their organizations can function as part of the group’s broader information apparatus, while journalists from independent and international outlets also face significant risks from ongoing military operations.
The video provides a striking example of how quickly a live broadcast can turn into a life-threatening situation when reporting from an active conflict zone.
🧩 Bottom Line:
The viral footage authentically depicts an Israeli strike exploding near an Al-Manar reporter during a live broadcast, according to the Associated Press. However, the available footage does not by itself demonstrate that the journalists were deliberately targeted. The incident nevertheless illustrates the extraordinary danger confronting media crews operating amid the Israel-Hezbollah fighting.
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