Israel military claims Gaza tower block housing foreign media outlets was destroyed because Hamas was using it as an electronic warfare site
A tower housing AP, Al Jazeera and other media offices collapses after Israeli missile strikes in Gaza city on May 15, 2021.
Israel's military has claimed it destroyed a tower block in Gaza that housed the Associated Press because it was used by Hamas as an electronic warfare site. Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan to the US issued his statement on Tuesday, a day after meeting AP President CEO Gary Pruitt and vice president for international news Ian Phillips at the agency's New York headquarters.Israel's destruction of the 12-storey tower, which also housed Qatar-based media group Al Jazeera in its war on Gaza in May drew international condemnation and calls by Israel's main ally the US to protect journalists.
The al Jalaa building in Gaza City had been evacuated after its owner received advanced warning of the May 15 strike.
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