Press TV Reporter Wounded on Air in Southern Lebanon

Press TV correspondent Hadi Houtit was injured while reporting live from the town of Kfar Tbnit in southern Lebanon, an area where the IDF is operating. He was wearing a press vest and speaking in front of the camera about the destruction around him when, according to the video, he suddenly appeared to be hit by shrapnel in his foot.

Moments before the impact, Houtit said there was heavy drone activity in the area and that the damage was severe, adding, “The Israelis did indeed try to destroy the entire area.” Lebanese reports said the injury may have been caused by an IDF shell landing nearby or by a drone strike.

The incident took place on Monday, just one day after reports of political understandings between Iran and the United States to end the fighting. Despite those reports, the southern Lebanese front remained active, raising questions about whether the ceasefire-related understandings would affect the battlefield.

Houtit was evacuated to a hospital in Nabatieh, where he underwent surgery to remove the shrapnel from his foot. The article notes that all the descriptions are based on the reporter’s account and Lebanese sources, and that Press TV is an Iranian network sharply critical of Israel’s actions in the area.