Lebanon · 07 September, 2026 · 3 min read
Israeli Drone Strike Wounds Al-Manar TV Correspondent Ali Chbib in Nabatieh
Al-Manar TV journalist and cameraman injured by Israeli drone strike near Nabatieh, Lebanon. Video shows strike occurred as reporter prepared to broadcast; incident captured on film.
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Strike hits Al-Manar crew
On September 6, a reported Israeli strike hit near Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Chbib as he was preparing to go on air from the southern Lebanese town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, and the footage shared by the Hezbollah-affiliated channel showed Chbib ducking for cover as fire and debris rose before the live TV feed cut out.
“The incident occurred on September 6 as Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Chbib was preparing to go on air”
The broadcaster said both Chbib and his cameraman Mohammad Berjawi were wounded in the strike, and Reuters reported the incident as a strike that landed nearby while renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah was a concern despite a June ceasefire.
The Israeli military said it carried out strikes in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh area, killing several Hezbollah fighters after the launch of Hezbollah drones on Sunday, and it acknowledged it was “aware” of reports that a journalist was harmed “in the vicinity of the terrorist infrastructure.”
The Times of India said the incident occurred on September 6 and described the strike as hitting near the journalist amid concerns over renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah despite a June ceasefire.
The CPJ later said the Nabatieh incident involved Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Chbib and camera operator Mohammed Barjawi suffering cuts and bruises when debris struck them after an Israeli drone hit a parking area in Nabatieh at about 6 p.m. on September 6.
IDF response and CPJ alarm
In its Telegram statement, the Israeli military said it was “aware” of reports that a journalist was harmed “in the vicinity of the terrorist infrastructure” and added, “The IDF does not target uninvolved individuals or journalists under any circumstances.”
The Committee to Protect Journalists said it was alarmed by the escalation, with CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah warning that “These attacks show that ceasefires have done little to protect journalists from the dangers of reporting in Gaza and Lebanon.”
CPJ said Chbib and Barjawi were treated in hospital and later discharged after the September 6 Nabatieh incident, while it also documented injuries to other journalists in Gaza over roughly two weeks.
The CPJ described the September 6 Lebanon incident as part of a broader pattern in which reporters remained exposed while travelling to assignments or documenting the aftermath of attacks.
The Israeli military’s response, as described by CPJ, said the Nabatieh strike hit what it described as “terrorist infrastructure” following Hezbollah’s launch of explosive drones toward Israeli soldiers, and it said it was aware of a report that a journalist near the target had been hurt.
Wider Lebanon escalation
The Lebanon incident unfolded amid continued Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, with the IDF later stating it struck several Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure sites across southern Lebanon since Sunday night.
“prompting fresh concern about the dangers confronting reporters despite ceasefires in both locations”
In a separate report, the Jerusalem Post said at least nine people were reportedly killed and five others wounded in Israeli strikes near Nabatiya in southern Lebanon, citing Al Jadeed and Lebanon 24, and it said the IDF later stated it had struck weapons storage facilities and a Hezbollah command center established inside a building previously used as a hospital.
Lebanese Health Ministry figures cited by Reuters, as summarized in the CPJ-linked reporting, said at least four were killed and 20 people were injured in the strikes earlier in the day, and the later report said a reporter for the Lebanese Hezbollah-run Al-Manar channel was injured in an overnight IDF strike in the city of Nabatiya.
The CPJ framed the stakes as the fragility of ceasefires for media workers, saying the incidents underscored “the dangers confronting reporters despite ceasefires in both locations.”
The Times of India also linked the Nabatieh strike to concerns over renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah despite a June ceasefire, placing the injured journalist’s broadcast interruption within a broader escalation described as days of strikes in Lebanon.