IDF investigating after 2 journalists reportedly wounded by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon

The military says it is investigating after two journalists were reportedly wounded by an Israeli strike in the IDF-held security zone in southern Lebanon earlier today.

According to the IDF, the incident began when troops identified two vehicles setting out from a building known to be used by Hezbollah in the at-Tiri area.

“The terrorists crossed the forward defense line and approached the forces in a manner that posed an immediate threat,” the military says.

The IDF says the Israeli Air Force struck one of the vehicles and then a building “to which the terrorists fled.”

The military says it then received reports that two female journalists were injured as a result of the strike.

“The IDF is not preventing rescue forces from reaching the area at this stage,” the military says, after Reuters reported that an Israeli drone dropped a grenade on rescuers trying to lift one wounded journalist from rubble.

The IDF says that the “details of the incident are under review.”

The military also says that it “does not target journalists and acts to mitigate harm to them while maintaining the safety and security of its troops,” while adding that “the map of the forward defense line has been published and the area has been evacuated.”