1Israel demolished a 12-story tower in Gaza City today, which was home to the US news agency AP, the Al Jazeera news network and other international media.
Mahmud Hams AFP
2The occupants received an eviction order before the attack took place.
It is the fifth high tower that the Israeli aviation bombed in the current military escalation against Hamas militias in Gaza.
Ashraf Abu Amrah Reuters
3The collapse of the Al Jalaa tower was captured live by multiple international television networks, including those that until today broadcast from there.
Ashraf Abu Amrah Reuters
4According to the Israeli Army, the building "contained military assets belonging to the military intelligence" of the Islamist movement Hamas.
MAHMUD HAMS AFP
5An Israeli military spokesman added that Hamas chose this building to house its assets precisely because of the presence of the media there, which it said are "used as human shields" by Islamist militias.
Mohammed Salem Reuters
6 Journalists among the rubble of the Al Jalaa building after the bombing.
This incident took place shortly after Palestinian militias in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets towards Tel Aviv, most of which were intercepted, although one hit nearby Ramat Gan, where a 55-year-old man was killed and 13 people were injured.
MOHAMMED ABED AFP
7Remains of the Al Jalaa tower after being bombed this Saturday in Gaza.
These attacks were just two of the many that were recorded this Saturday, including numerous rocket fire at Israeli communities bordering Gaza and several Israeli bombings on targets identified as Hamas military centers.
Mohammed Salem Reuters
8 These episodes have raised the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza to at least 140 since the start of this escalation of war last Monday.
The fatalities include 40 children.
The number of wounded registered so far reaches one thousand.
Khalil Hamra AP
9In Israel, on the other hand, there are 10 fatalities, eight of them due to the impact of rockets and two who died from falls while running to protect themselves in bomb shelters.
The number of wounded in Israel so far today exceeded 250. In the image, Gazans observe the damage caused by the Israeli bombings.
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The bombing of the building where the Associated Press and Al Jazeera offices were in Gaza, in pictures
2021-05-21T01:32:21.189Z
The Israeli Army has demolished a 12-storey tower, home to the American news agency Associated Press and the Qatari television network Al Jazeera