(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Tuesday reiterated its call for Israeli forces to end attacks against journalists and media organisations in Gaza following the latest spate of violent incidents today.
According to media reports, an Israeli war jet fired shots at the Aljazeera office based in Al-Jala' Tower in Gaza City Centre. Media workers were forced to evacuate the building.
Another cameraman Sami Thabet, who works for Palestine TV, was injured in an Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa Hospital in the centre of Gaza, while journalists Ahmad Al Bodeiri and Sarah Al-Athra, from Palestine Today TV, were hit by rubber coated bullets.
In another incident, BBC Arabic reporter, Feras Khatib, was this morning manhandled by an angry Israeli bystander while reporting live from inside the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
"As each day goes by we learn of more and more incidents where journalists reporting in Gaza are being intimidated, attacked and murdered," said IFJ President Jim Boumelha.
"Too many journalists and media workers have been injured or killed in the line of duty already, and if this violence continues then more lives will surely be lost. Israeli authorities must control their forces and end this abuse of power now," he added in a statement.
The Brussels-based IFJ represents more than 600, 000 journalists in 134 countries.
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