Twelve AP staffers and freelancers were working and resting in the bureau on Saturday afternoon when the Israeli military telephoned a warning, giving occupants of the building one hour to evacuate. Everyone was able to get out, grabbing a few belongings, before three heavy missiles struck the 12-story building, collapsing it into a giant cloud of dust.
“This is an incredibly disturbing development. We narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life,” he said, adding that the AP was seeking information from the Israeli government and was in touch with the U.S. State Department. Israel routinely cites a Hamas presence as a reason for targeting buildings. It also accused the group of using journalists as human shields.
Al-Jazeera, the news network funded by Qatar’s government, broadcast the airstrikes live as the building collapsed. The Foreign Press Association, which represents some 400 journalists working for international media organizations in Israel and the Palestinian territories, expressed its “grave concern and dismay” over the attack.
Were you a human shield?
AP Chief Sally Buzbee taking over at Washington Post. Bombing AP another Bibi brainwave move?
Perhaps the would like to cover this story? We didn’t hear you much at the time it was being uncovered. Stop protecting Netanyahu; he’s a mass murderer who hates truth, press freedom and our democracy!
Biden/Harris get these laws passed now on white supremacy, legalized all these white groups as terrorists! Fire and Ban all racist and crooked cops, judges, politicians, lawyers etc, etc!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! Let us live a life without these obsessed hating people harassing us!
What kind of professionals as journalists you are sitting right next to the Hamas for years and now you are stating that you never where aware of this? From Al Jazeera I wouldn’t expect any other but AP should have higher standards and professionalism.
It is also shocking and horrifying the number of rockets that have come from Palestine, and also the number of on the ground attacks there have been (even if in the past). To be AP, you have to cover both sides.
Garnet_2203 Was was it ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia when buildings were destroyed? Oh based on religion or ethnicity right?
How stupid can you be? Of course Hamas came into that building. They wanted Israel to bomb it, so that you spread messages like that, which blame Israel was attacking the press. You did just what Hamas supposed you to so. AssociatedPress IsraelUnderFire
Why not call it a terror attack ? Bombing unarmed public of Palestine who gave shelter to these jews are attacking press and hospitals too. Shhh.. UN is also corrupted by israel and zionists. Is terrorism word is prohibited on jews ? JoeBiden POTUS FLOTUS IsraelTerrorism
oopsies !
why is that unlawful state - israel - still in existence...
Wasn't it Palestine, the Gaza Strip or the Hamas that started bombing first? Someone attacked Israel and of course, Israel replied with strength.
mystiquememoir good lutyens all over the world to be destroyed to ground zero,
They warned you don’t make it like they put your people in danger.
Israeli reckless animals... Theifs taking land and homes from the poor. One day the tides will change and I pray the Palestinians do worse against the Israelis FreePalestine IsraeliTerrorism israel IsraeliPM Give another generation a reason!!
Shame on the for using their own employees as human shields, cooperating with terrorists.
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Israel is a terrorist state They bombing children whay not bombing you
If it was an impending attack, why not just leave instead of wasting time trying to get them to call it off?
You were told to evacuate prior to the bombing, with plenty of time to clear out. Why were your offices sharing a building with the leaders of a terrorist group? Were you their “protection”?
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HEY AP...Quite frankly the audacity - When the ISRAEL military army tells you to get out-just go - the blessing is that you were told - & you didn’t narrowly escaped anything🙄- HOW OBSCENE- That you thought you knew better than them-Honestly, what are people smoking these days🙄
Hamas used this communication infrastructure to send rocket
Forget the people who lived there, save the AP! 🙄
तनाव से गंभीर मानसिक और शारीरिक नुकसान होने लगते हैं। वर्तमान माहौल से लोगों के दिलों-दिमाग में डर बैठ गया है। अब हमारा क्या होगा? SolutionForDepression ऐसी परिस्थिति में एक उपाय है, जिससे बचा जा सकता है। पढ़ें अनमोल पुस्तक 'जीने की राह'।
'Narrowly avoided' my ass. You were given an hour to evacuate with advanced warning. Then, you wanted to send one back in to 'pick up' equipment. Really? Pick up, or rather, plant equipment? You're complicit in terror, and are busted.
Glad you survived Hamas' bombing. Get over yourselves. Drama queens!
'We narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life'. Here are staff of AP taking their sweet time packing up. AP has no credibility.
Apparently they hate the media about as bad as Americans hate the media! 🤣
You should know better than to have space in the same building as Hamas. Your bias is showing and your fore thought is lacking.
2021 05 16 10:02 AP通信社とホワイトハウス イスラエルの事前通告 時差があるのでしょうか
America is thankful.
you avoided loss of life because Israel issued a warning called residents called the building super ... all while your staff & u knew for years U serve as human shield to terror operations of hamas & islamic Jihad
AP makes it sound like they're intentionally aiming for their building how can I be true!
is it shocking and horrifying? seemed completely predictable and earned. war is horrifying though yes.
I'm glad you are still alive and hopefully you have realised what kind of devil 😈 Israel it is
People are arguing that they had one hour and it's enough. Pathetic. Why on earth they'd bomb a building hosting press?
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