02-16-2024, 09:11 AM
Al Jazeera slams Israel over ‘Hamas’ charge
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DOHA: Qatar-based satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera said on Thursday it rejected what it called an Israeli attempt to justify targeting its journalists covering the war in the Gaza Strip.
The broadcaster issued a statement after the Israeli army on Wednesday said an Al Jazeera journalist wounded in an air strike in Gaza was a Hamas fighters who filmed himself at a kibbutz during the October 7 attack.
“The network condemns the accusations against its journalists and recalls Israel’s long record of lies and fabrication of evidence through which it seeks to hide its heinous crimes,” the Al Jazeera statement said.
The channel had itself reported on Tuesday that Arabic language reporter Ismail Abu Omar and his cameraman Ahmad Matar were both seriously injured north of Rafah and taken to hospital for treatment.
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The broadcaster issued a statement after the Israeli army on Wednesday said an Al Jazeera journalist wounded in an air strike in Gaza was a Hamas fighters who filmed himself at a kibbutz during the October 7 attack.
“The network condemns the accusations against its journalists and recalls Israel’s long record of lies and fabrication of evidence through which it seeks to hide its heinous crimes,” the Al Jazeera statement said.
The channel had itself reported on Tuesday that Arabic language reporter Ismail Abu Omar and his cameraman Ahmad Matar were both seriously injured north of Rafah and taken to hospital for treatment.
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