Head of Israel Government Press Office (GPO), Nissan Chen, sent an urgent letter to the bosses Regional AP offices, Reuters, CNN and The fresh York Times, demanding clarification on the fact that their photographers were close Hamas during the attack on Israel on October 7 and filmed the events that took place," the GPO reported.
The GPO consequence came in consequence to the publication by NGO Honest Reporting of information about the engagement of photographers from these media in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, who filmed infiltration of militants to Israel and killing civilians.
"GPO manager Nitzan Chen requested clarification from AP, Reuters, CNN and The fresh York Times' chiefs on worrying arrangements in the Honest Reporting regarding the engagement of these photographers in the October 7 events that cross all red lines, professional and moral. 4 photographers working for these media documented the horrors committed by Hamas terrorists after they violated the border barrier with Israel. They filmed the killing of civilians, the mutilation of bodies and the kidnapping of men and women," says the report.
The National Information and scope Department of the Ministry of the Head of the Government of Israel, for its part, demanded immediate action against photojournalists, calling them “photographers in the service of Hamas”.
"These media members are complicit in crimes against humanity. It is simply a violation of professional ethics" wrote the Israeli Prime Minister's office in a statement.
Israel was struck by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on 7 October as part of Operation “Al-Aksa Flood”, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. Organization fighters then infiltrated border areas in confederate Israel, where they opened fire on both military and civilian, and besides took over 200 hostages. In Israel, according to local authorities, more than 1.4 000 people, including 300 military, were killed.
In response, Israel's defence Force launched Operation Iron Sword against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Within days, Israeli troops took control of all population clusters close the Gaza border and began raiding facilities, including civilian ones, in the Zone. Israel besides announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: supplies of water, food, electricity, medicines and fuel were halted.
The number of deaths of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip exceeded 10.5 thousand, over 26,000 people were injured. The Russian embassy reported that 20 Russians were killed in the escalation of the conflict, 2 were hostages and 7 were missing. According to various reports, Hamas may have about 150 Israelis in captivity. The movement itself claims that there are about 200-250 prisoners in the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict related to the territorial interests of the parties has been a origin of tension and hostility in the region for many decades. The 1947 UN decision, with the active function of the USSR, decided to make 2 states – Israel and Palestine, but only the Israeli state was created.
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