Time.news – The Israeli army (IDF) has demolished the al-Jala tower, which is in Gaza it housed newspapers including Associated Press and al-Jazeera, explaining that it housed “Hamas military intelligence assets”. “The building”, the army said in a statement released by the Israeli media, “housed the offices of civilian media, which Hamas used as human shields.”
“The terrorist organization Hamas”, Idf denounced, “it deliberately places its military assets in the heart of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. “IDF then recalled that he had warned” in advance “to evacuate the tower before hitting it.
In retaliation, Hamas threatened to strike Tel Aviv. “Tel Aviv residents should prepare for our response“said a spokesman for Hamas’ military wing.
The Ap agency, whose editorial office was located in the destroyed tower, said it was “shocked and horrified “by the Israeli attack: “It’s an incredibly disturbing development. We narrowly avoided a terrifying loss of life. There were a dozen Associated Press journalists and professionals inside the building and luckily – reads the note released by the president and AP CEO Gary Pruitt – we were able to evacuate them in time. The world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today. “
A warning also came from the White House guarantee the safety and security of journalists. “We have said this directly to the Israelis”, said the spokesman of the White House, Jen Psaki, “guaranteeing the safety and security of independent journalists and media is a responsibility of primary importance”.
At dawn an entire family of 10, eight children and two women, died in the collapse of a three-story house in the northwestern part of the Gaza Strip, which was bombed by the Israelis, according to the Israeli and Palestinian media.
Sole survivor
A five month old baby is the only survivor of the Abu Hatab family and according to witnesses he was found alive under the rubble thanks to his mother who served as a shield. Taken to the hospital, he was operated on for serious injuries.
The building, adjacent to the al-Shati refugee camp, was reportedly hit by at least three missiles dropped by Israeli F-16s that injured 25 people in nearby homes.
The highest number of victims
This is the highest number of casualties in a single Israeli bombing since the start of the military campaign last Monday. The total death toll is 140 people, including 40 children or minors. The wounded are 950.
Rocket launch
Hamas responded by resuming rocket fire towards southern Israel, particularly the cities of Ashkelon and Ashdod which, along with Beer Sheva, Sderot and neighboring areas, had already been hit last night. A rocket hit a six-story residential building in Ashdod, southern Israel, causing no injuries. A man was seriously injured by a rocket that crashed near his home in Ashkelon.
According to the Israeli army, about 200 rockets were launched in 12 hours, many intercepted by the Iron Dome system. One hit an apartment in Ashdod, while another fell into the city port hitting a fuel depot. There are no reports of victims. In total from Monday they are nine Israeli dead, including a soldier and a child, and 560 people injured in the launch of rockets from Gaza.
The Army tweet
There were no comments on the news of the murdered family by the Israeli military which normally explains that it hits hit targets that were used for rocket fire. The same army (IDF) in a tweet explained that “in response to the more than 2,000 rockets launched from Gaza towards Israel, five raids were launched in which the headquarters of Hamas military intelligence, a site of rocket launch, surface-to-surface rocket launch headquarters and two terrorist teams. ” “Hamas is paying the price for its terror”, reads the tweet again.
Biden sent Netanyahu and Abu Mazen
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, had telephone conversations about the situation in Gaza with the Israeli premier, Benjamin Netanyahu, and with the president of the Palestinian National Authority, Abu Mazen. This latest conversation, defined as “important” by Abu Mazen’s spokesman, is the first between the two leaders since the Biden settlement.
Netanyahu explained to US President Joe Biden that Israel is doing its best “to avoid hitting the innocent,” a statement released by the Israeli premier’s office read. “The proof is that the targets where there are also people who are not involved are warned to allow their evacuation,” adds the note.
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