Press liberals strongly condemned Israel bombing buildings in Gaza The base, located in the news agencies of Al Jazeera and Associated Press, described it as a shameless attempt to “suppress” journalists who reported on the Israeli army’s ongoing offensive, which killed dozens of people.

The 11-story Al-Jalaa building also accommodated many houses and other offices, but was destroyed in an Israeli strike on Saturday afternoon. When the building is tilted, dust and debris fly into the air and fall to the ground.

Aidan White said: “The attack on the buildings we saw was shocking. In my opinion, it was a disastrous attempt to shut down the media and silence criticism. The worst is , They created the secret cloak of this conflict.” is the founder of the Ethical Journalism Network, a network of journalists and news rights groups around the world.

At least 140 Palestinians, including 39 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel’s air strikes on the Palestinian coastal territories on Monday. About 950 people were injured.

Violence occurred in Israel plan Forcibly displaced Palestinian families From occupied East Jerusalem and its Attack on Palestinian believers The protests in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound sparked widespread protests in Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and within Israel.

Hamas, the Palestinian faction that governs Gaza, said that in response to Israel’s crackdown, it began firing rockets at Israel.

Israel defended the strike at the al-Jalaa building on Saturday, saying that the building contained Hamas military assets, a claim that was strongly opposed.

Al Jazeera’s Acting Director-General Dr. Mostfa Suag said: “We call on the international community to condemn this barbaric act and the targeting of journalists. We call for immediate international action to make Israel deliberately target journalists and the media. Responsible for the actions of the agency.” Network, Said in a statement After the attack.

Associated Press Chairman and CEO Gary Pruitt (Gary Pruitt) said that the news agency was “shocked and terrified” by the strike, and said that the Israeli military “has already known the location of our bureau and that the news reporters are here. there”.

“This is an incredible development. We narrowly avoided the terrible loss of life. There are 12 AP journalists and freelancers in the building, and fortunately we were able to evacuate them in time,” Pruitt Say.

‘Silent story’

This is not the first time Israel has targeted media organizations and journalists in a military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

In 2014, the Palestinian human rights organization Al Haq stated that indiscriminate attacks on media buildings had become an important feature of Israel’s military offensive in the Palestinian territories that year. Say More than 1,500 Palestinian civilians were killed, including more than 500 children.

“Given that the coordinates of media buildings have been provided to Israel to ensure their protection, any direct attack on these buildings constitutes an unreasonable violation of humanitarian law,” Al Haq Say then.

Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara said that Saturday’s bombing was not only directed at Al Jazeera, nor the reporters themselves. They were warned to leave the building about an hour before they were about to strike.

Bishara said: “The attack is on journalism, and the attack is on information, that is, the freedom and flow of information.”

“The closure of the international news media from Gaza, the occurrence of this method, has such a tragic image…It has indeed overturned Israel’s mantras on freedom of speech, democracy, human rights, and freedom of information.”

Joel Simon, Executive Director of the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ), Say The attack made people feel that the Israeli army “deliberately targeted media facilities to disrupt reports of human suffering in the Gaza Strip.”

The Israeli military bombed two office buildings in Gaza City on May 11 and 12, including more than a dozen media outlets. Reported Earlier this week, citing news reports and local Palestinian reporters.

At the same time, Jeremy Dear, deputy secretary-general of the International Federation of Journalists, said that Israel’s defense of Saturday’s bombing was far from enough. My dear told Al Jazeera: “We think this is a deliberate attempt to silence the news from Gaza.”

“This is the third attack on a tower equipped with various media. In addition, we have recorded 30 incidents of assault or detention of journalists. Obviously, this is not accidental. This is a systematic lockdown of the media in the Gaza Strip. Prevent reporting from there.”

Barbara Trionfi, executive director of the Vienna-based Institute of International Journalism, agreed, saying the attack was “absolutely shocking.” Trionfi told Al Jazeera: “Regardless of the reasons behind this attack, they are totally unacceptable.”