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By Agence France-Presse
Sunday, December 2, 2012 15:43 EST
JERUSALEM Israel must provide an immediate and detailed explanation for its targeting of journalists and media buildings during last months Gaza conflict, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Sunday.
In a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the watchdog said it was gravely concerned that Israeli airstrikes targeted individual journalists and media facilities in the Gaza Strip between November 18 and 20.
The New-York based CPJ noted that two cameramen for Hamass Al-Aqsa television station and the director of the private Al-Quds Educational Radio were killed by Israel during its eight-day military campaign to halt rocket fire from Gaza.
At least three media buildings, including one housing AFPs Gaza office, were hit during the conflict.
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DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)Israel knows they can get away with it.
malaise
(269,157 posts)ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)You believe that Hamas was launching missiles from these places where the press was attacked?
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)They also used spaces nearby for launching.