Six
injured as strikes target buildings housing media organisations including Sky
News, al-Arabiya and al-Quds TV
Israeli military planes
struck two media headquarters in Gaza City in the early hours of
Sunday morning, injuring six people including a cameraman, who lost a leg.
A number of media organisations are based in the al-Shawa building, including al-Quds television, which is associated with Islamic Jihad. Khader al-Zahhar, a cameraman with al-Quds TV, had his leg amputated as a result of injuries sustained in the attack.
A second air strike struck
another media complex in the city, the al-Shuruq building. It houses Sky News, the al-Arabiya
news network, Dubai TV and an office of al-Aqsa TV, which is affiliated with
Hamas.
Sky News reporter Sam Kiley was sleeping in the offices when the missile struck shortly before 7am. "The missile hit the floor above us. There was a big flash of light and the sound of breaking glass.".....
The Palestinian death toll since the war began last Wednesday topped 50 after a night of sustained bombing. Three children were killed in overnight bombing. Two of the children were killed and 12 people injured when two houses were struck in northern Gaza.
Shells fired from Israeli gunboats positioned off the coast pummelled Gaza for an hour in the middle of the night, causing massive explosions......"
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