NEW YORK – News organizations demanded an explanation Saturday for an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza City building housing the offices of The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other media outlets.
AP journalists and other tenants were safely evacuated from the 12-story al-Jalaa tower after the Israeli military warned of an imminent strike.
Three heavy missiles hit the building within the hour, disrupting coverage of the ongoing conflict between militant group Hamas and Israel.
At least 145 people in Gaza and eight in Israel have been killed since the fighting erupted on Monday night. “The world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today,” AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt