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Russia summons Israeli envoy to lodge formal protest over strike on Russian journalists

By Agencies 20 March 2026, 12:58 pm
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Russia’s foreign ministry summons Israel’s ambassador to Russia to lodge a formal protest over an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, which injured Russian state TV journalists, the state TASS news agency reports.

It said that Oded Joseph, Israel’s ambassador, has been told that Russia wanted an investigation into the attack, which happened on Thursday, and assurances that such incidents would not happen again.

The Israeli military said the TV crew was operating in an area where a warning to leave had been issued. It regularly says it “has never and will never deliberately target journalists.”

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