Israel says it will return a camera and broadcasting equipment it had seized from The Associated Press on Tuesday afternoon.
The Associated PressOn Tuesday afternoon, Israeli authorities confiscated a camera and broadcasting kitThe incident, which was captured in footage, took place at the American agency’s location in the town of Sderot on the Gaza border — from wherehas provided a near-constant live picture of the border with northern Gaza throughout the war.offices in the southern Israeli border town and seized the equipment.
However, hours later, the Israeli government reversed its decision. Communications minister Karhi ordered that the confiscated camera equipment be returned to, pending a decision by the Ministry of Defence, which he says wished to examine the issue.The seizure of camera kit had prompted a wave of criticism from media organizations and politicians — withdescribing the confiscation as “the latest in series of chilling steps by the Israeli government to stifle the media.
On Tuesday, The White House also said that the incident was concerning and that U.S. journalists had the right to do their jobs. “As soon as we learned about the reports, the White House and the State Department immediately engaged with the government of Israel at high levels to express our serious concern and ask them to reverse this action,” Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, says.The Associated Press
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