Israeli airstrike destroys 12-storey tower block housing media offices in Gaza

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The building housed the offices of Al-Jazeera and The Associated Press, which called the targeting of the tower ‘an incredibly disturbing development’.

Journalists and other tenants were given an hour’s warning to gather up whatever belongings they could and get out

Among the media outlets based in the building was The Associated Press, which called the targeting of the tower ‘an incredibly disturbing development’ in the conflict. He added: ‘Having said that, I think we acted very appropriately and we gave an hour’s warning, all the journalists, all the civilians in the building were told that this was going to be a target, that they should evacuate.

She said in a statement: ‘The targeting of media offices in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes is completely unacceptable. Press freedom is a fundamental right.

 

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5. Thou Shall Not Kill. This seems to be the one that is bypassed the most.

Freedom of the press is very imperative. Any attempt to temper with it sends a wrong signal. The IDF claims that Hamas was using the tower to gather intelligence. There's no proof of that. Even if there's, they've destroyed it when they destroyed the building.

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