Cover Story
Aug 27th, 2006 at 10:21 am by Susie
Noble Israelis, terrible mistake, so sorry, etc. You know the drill:
GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike hit a Reuters vehicle in Gaza City on Saturday, wounding two journalists as they covered a military incursion, doctors and residents said.
One of the Palestinian journalists, who worked for a local media organization, was seriously wounded. A cameraman working for Reuters was knocked unconscious in the air strike, one of several in the area.
The Israeli army said the vehicle was hit because it was acting suspiciously in an area of combat and had not been identified as belonging to the media.
“During the operation, there was an aerial attack on a suspicious vehicle that drove in a suspicious manner right by the forces,” army spokeswoman Captain Noa Meir said.
“This car was not identified by the army as a press vehicle,” she said. “If journalists were hurt, we regret it.”
The missile struck the vehicle after dark. The armored car was clearly labeled as a media vehicle, with signs on all sides, including the roof.
