The Associated Press, Al Jazeera and other press advocates condemned the Israeli airstrike on Saturday that blew up the building housing them and other media outlets. AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt said in a statement that the company was “shocked and horrified” by the military strike. ADVERTISEMENTReporters for the AP and Al Jazeera were forced to evacuate the 12-story building after the owner was warned that it would be targeted. Israeli forces struck the building an hour later, causing it to completely collapse. ADVERTISEMENTMostefa Souag, acting director general of the Al Jazeera Media Network, asserted that the strike was meant to "silence the media and to hide the untold carnage and suffering of the people of Gaza."
