Gaza, Israel destroys Al Jazeera palace

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Israeli forces destroyed the Al Jalaa tower in Gaza City, a tall building where several media outlets were based, including Al Jazeera and the Associated Press news agency. Times of Israel showed a video of the building crumbling into a cloud of dust. Israeli forces had warned the occupants of the building an hour in advance of the attack. There was also a warning with the ‘roof knocking’ system, which is a rocket against the roof that did not cause serious damage.


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According to the Israeli army, the building also contained “military assets” used by Hamas intelligence, accused of “hiding behind” the offices of the international press using information workers “as human shields”. “The terrorist group Hamas intentionally places its military assets in the heart of the civilian population in Gaza,” a statement read. I a second statement, the IDF explained that in addition to being used by the Hamas military intelligence research and development unit, the building housed other offices of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. According to the IDF, the Hamas unit has been responsible for numerous “acts of sabotage” against Israel and is in possession of the “most valuable technology” available to Hamas.

The pan-Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera confirmed the destruction of its offices in Gaza. The broadcaster quoted its correspondent Youmna al-Sayed, who reported that the Israeli Defense Forces had given the building owner one hour to evacuate. “The destruction is massive. Hundreds of families have now evacuated the building, and the building next to it, and the one in front of it, which means that other families have joined the list of the thousands of families who are currently in the Gaza Strip. are displaced, “al-Sayed said. “No place in Gaza seems safe now,” the reporter added.

They say “shocked and horrified” theAssociated Press. This is an “incredibly disturbing development,” said Gary Pruitt, CEO of AP, noting that “we have narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life.” Pruitt explains that the agency was warned in advance of the impending bombing of the building and managed to evacuate its staff in time. “We are asking the Israeli government for information and are in contact with the US State Department to find out more,” adds the agency’s CEO.

Hamas: we will hit Tel Aviv

Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’ military wing, threatens new rockets against Tel Aviv after the Israelis destroyed the tower. “After the bombing of a civilian building in Gaza, residents of Tel Aviv and central Israel need to be careful,” the spokesman said, quoted by the Times of Israel.

White House

The White House also intervened on the incident: “We communicated directly to the Israelis that guaranteeing the safety of journalists and independent media is a fundamental responsibility”, spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a tweet.

Meanwhile, according to what has been learned, this afternoon Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio heard the EU high representative Josep Borrell by telephone. At the center of the call was the situation in the Middle East and the need to closely organize an extraordinary meeting between European foreign ministers.

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