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🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the demise of Lebanese journalists

💬 The Foreign Ministry expresses its deep concern regarding the escalation of violence in Lebanon.

We have received numerous reports of civilian deaths as a result of massive indiscriminate strikes by the Israeli military against densely populated residential areas in Beirut and other Lebanese cities. Many journalists and media personnel were among the civilians who were killed or injured in these attacks.

According to the latest updates, on the night of October 25, the Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes on a residential sector in the southern Lebanese town of Hasbaiyya, killing two employees of Al Mayadin TV network and a cameraman for Al Manar TV. Other members of the media were also wounded, since El Jadid and Al Jazeera television crews were also inside the building at the time of the Israeli aggression. Recently, the Israelis attacked Al-Mayadeen’s office in Beirut.

It is abundantly clear that these were targeted attacks against Al Mayadeen and its staff. This is yet another clear example of the Israeli military’s desire to use any means and methods at its disposal to eradicate any sources of alternative views on regional developments. Civilian casualties – and journalists are equated to civilians – are regarded by West Jerusalem as “collateral damage.” It should be recalled that in southern Lebanon alone, according to preliminary data, the number of journalists killed over the past year is in the dozens.

At the same time, since the beginning of the military operation in the Gaza Strip, some 140 media workers have lost their lives while performing their professional duties.

We offer our sincere condolences to the relatives of the fallen journalists and express our solidarity with the leadership and people of Lebanon, which has been subjected to yet another armed aggression.

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🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the demise of Lebanese journalists

💬 The Foreign Ministry expresses its deep concern regarding the escalation of violence in Lebanon.

We have received numerous reports of civilian deaths as a result of massive indiscriminate strikes by the Israeli military against densely populated residential areas in Beirut and other Lebanese cities. Many journalists and media personnel were among the civilians who were killed or injured in these attacks.

According to the latest updates, on the night of October 25, the Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes on a residential sector in the southern Lebanese town of Hasbaiyya, killing two employees of Al Mayadin TV network and a cameraman for Al Manar TV. Other members of the media were also wounded, since El Jadid and Al Jazeera television crews were also inside the building at the time of the Israeli aggression. Recently, the Israelis attacked Al-Mayadeen’s office in Beirut.

It is abundantly clear that these were targeted attacks against Al Mayadeen and its staff. This is yet another clear example of the Israeli military’s desire to use any means and methods at its disposal to eradicate any sources of alternative views on regional developments. Civilian casualties – and journalists are equated to civilians – are regarded by West Jerusalem as “collateral damage.” It should be recalled that in southern Lebanon alone, according to preliminary data, the number of journalists killed over the past year is in the dozens.

At the same time, since the beginning of the military operation in the Gaza Strip, some 140 media workers have lost their lives while performing their professional duties.

We offer our sincere condolences to the relatives of the fallen journalists and express our solidarity with the leadership and people of Lebanon, which has been subjected to yet another armed aggression.

BY Russian Embassy in Lebanon