In a BBC report yesterday, Orla Guerin wrote that Tyre is almost completely deserted after the airstrikes.
The uncertainly of this conflict drives so much of the worry, tension and fear.
The air strikes are frightening, said Guru-Murthy.
Secunder Kermani (top left/bottom right) and Krishnan Guru-Murthy (top right/bottom left)Channel 4 News
They can be heard right across the city during the night and day.
Hezbollah has made it quite clear that all filming is coordinated through them, added Kermani.
The answer is to be transparent about the conditions, said Kermani.
Smoke rises from a village across the border of Lebanon following a strike by the Israeli air force on October 04, 2024 in Rihaniya, Israel. Image: Leon Neal/Getty Images.
Thats something we have to be alive to.
It does become difficult to known whether what you are being shown is truly representative, said Kermani.
All we can do is flag this to the audience and describe what we are seeing.
Kermani and Channel 4 News have therefore chosen to report on what is indisputable by sense-checking.
Sense-checking against people in other parts of the country subsequently became a key tool for assessing these views.
The control of Hezbollah is not uniform across the country, said Kermani.
There is certainly significant demand for information and digital services are at the forefront.
Sky News reporters on the ground spoke to people who disputed that notion.
Obviously, its a very complicated story that is developing, said Guru-Murthy.
It has layer upon layer and gets bigger every day as more countries are drawn in to the conflict.
That means Iranians, Israelis and different people on different sides.
Thats what we are doing.
