Benjamin Netanyahu Says Journalists in al-Jalaa Tower Weren't in Danger Following Airstrike
Posted on AllSides May 16th, 2021
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday's airstrike on Gaza's al-Jalaa tower was backed by intelligence that Hamas was using the same building as media organizations, noting that journalists inside were given plenty of evacuation warning. He dismissed claims by Associated Press and Al Jazeera journalists that they were "lucky to be alive" following the missile strike that reduced the 12-story building to rubble.
Speaking with CBS News' Face the Nation on Sunday, the prime minister defended the Israeli Defense Forces' action, reiterating that intelligence claimed the tower "contained military...
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