"They were spear-tackled almost into the back of the car. I'm very critical of it, as you can guess. (It was) very amateurish, very dangerous."
The father of the two children, Ali Elamine, told News Corp Australia that the whole thing is a "mess."
"It is a big mess, a really big mess, 100 per cent. The children are good, they are in good health and that is all that matters not the media not what happened, but it (CCTV of the botched operation) is for everyone to view.
"But the children, I've calmed them down as much as I can. It was a bit rough and tough.
"She (his ex Sally Faulkner) could have gone about it in a different way, not like this."
"But the children, I've calmed them down as much as I can. It was a bit rough and tough.
"She (his ex Sally Faulkner) could have gone about it in a different way, not like this."
— 7 News Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) April 13, 2016
The case against the journalists will be considered on Monday.
— smh.com.au (@smh) April 13, 2016
Foreign Minister Bassil, after meeting with Australian Ambassador to Lebanon Glenn Miles, said his team is working on a joint Lebanese-Australian committee to resolve the custody case of the two children.
Bassil said he hopes that the incident "would not have an impact on Lebanese-Australian relations."
[Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP]